涩 - sè - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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17 strokes
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澀 (涩)

sè

Definition

astringent
tart
acerbity
unsmooth
rough (surface)
hard to understand
obscure

Character Decomposition

Related words (16)

澀味

sè wèi

acerbic (taste); astringent

sluggish pulse

cold and sluggish; chilly

鹹澀

xián sè

salty and bitter; acerbic

乾澀

gān sè

dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)

拙澀

zhuō sè

clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing

晦澀

huì sè

difficult to understand; cryptic

生澀

shēng sè

unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky

shy; bashful

to remove astringent taste

苦澀

kǔ sè

bitter and astringent; pained; agonized

訥澀

nè sè

clumsy in speech; tongue tied

蹇澀

jiǎn sè

awkward; lame; difficulty (esp. in moving); not smooth

酸澀

suān sè

sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter; painful

青澀

qīng sè

underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced

囊中羞澀

náng zhōng xiū sè

to be embarrassingly short of money

Idioms (1)

艱深晦澀

jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)

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