astringent; tart; unsmooth

HSK 6 #2836

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2836th character
Radical ⽔ (85.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2088
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

涩 sè
  1. 1. astringent
  2. 2. tart
  3. 3. unsmooth
  4. 4. rough (surface)
  5. 5. hard to understand
  6. 6. obscure
  7. 7. acerbity
  8. 8. old variant of

Stroke order

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Words containing 涩

Word Meaning
bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
shy; bashful
difficult to understand; cryptic
dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
to be embarrassingly short of money
not fully proficient; somewhat shaky; tart
chilly; cold and sluggish
clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
astringent; acerbic (taste)
sluggish pulse
to remove astringent taste
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
clumsy in speech; tongue tied
awkward; lame; difficulty (esp. in moving)
sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter
underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced
salty and bitter; acerbic
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