澀 sè

astringent; tart; unsmooth

Character data

Radical ⽔ (85.12)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED 涩

Definitions

澀 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 涩sè

Words containing 澀

Word Meaning
乾澀 gān sè
dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
冷澀 lěng sè
chilly; cold and sluggish
囊中羞澀 náng zhōng xiū sè
to be embarrassingly short of money
拙澀 zhuō sè
clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing
晦澀 huì sè
difficult to understand; cryptic
澀味 sè wèi
astringent; acerbic (taste)
澀脈 sè mài
sluggish pulse
生澀 shēng sè
not fully proficient; somewhat shaky; tart
羞澀 xiū sè
shy; bashful
脫澀 tuō sè
to remove astringent taste
艱深晦澀 jiān shēn huì sè
abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
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)
酸澀 suān sè
sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter
青澀 qīng sè
underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced
鹹澀 xián sè
salty and bitter; acerbic
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