涩 sè

astringent; harsh; uneven, rough

HSK 6 #2836

DEFINITIONS

  • astringent
  • harsh
  • uneven, rough
  • astringent
  • tart
  • acerbity
  • unsmooth
  • rough (surface)
  • hard to understand
  • obscure
  • old variant of 澀|涩[se4]

STROKES

WORDS

苦涩 kǔ sè
HSK 6
bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
羞涩 xiū sè shy; bashful
晦涩 huì sè difficult to understand; cryptic
干涩 gān sè dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
囊中羞涩 náng zhōng xiū sè to be embarrassingly short of money
生涩 shēng sè unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky
冷涩 lěng sè cold and sluggish; chilly
拙涩 zhuō sè clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
涩味 sè wèi acerbic (taste); astringent
涩脉 sè mài sluggish pulse
脱涩 tuō sè to remove astringent taste
艰深晦涩 jiān shēn huì sè abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
讷涩 nè sè clumsy in speech; tongue tied
蹇涩 jiǎn sè awkward; lame; difficulty (esp. in moving); not smooth
酸涩 suān sè sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter; painful
青涩 qīng sè underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced
咸涩 xián sè salty and bitter; acerbic
艰涩 jiān sè difficult to understand; harsh and unpleasant in manner or expression
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