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瑟

sè

a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate

🔤 Pictophonetic: 玨 (guitar strings) provides meaning, 必 provides pronunciation
HSK 13 strokes Common (17%)
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玨
jué
guitar strings; variant of 珏
必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
⿱玨必 i

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Component Tree i

jué
玨
guitar strings; variant of 珏
📷 Pictographic: Two guitar strings bound across frets
8 strokes
bì
必
surely, certainly; must; will
5 strokes HSK 3

Words Using 瑟 (38)

sè
瑟 ↗
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou [[箜篌]], with 5-25 strings
qínsè
琴瑟 ↗
qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony / marital harmony
sèsè
瑟瑟 ↗
trembling / rustling
LǐYuēsè
李约瑟 ↗
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
Méisè
梅瑟 ↗
Moses (Catholic translation) / also [[摩西]] (Protestant translation)
qínsèbùtiáo
琴瑟不调 ↗
out of tune / marital discord, cf qin and se [[琴瑟]], two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony
qínsèhémíng
琴瑟和鸣 ↗
in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony
sèsèfādǒu
瑟瑟发抖 ↗
to shiver with cold
sèsuō
瑟缩 ↗
to curl up shivering (from cold) / timid and trembling (in fear) / to shrink / to cower
Wǎdésè
瓦德瑟 ↗
Vadsø (city in Finnmark, Norway)
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