涩(sè)

10 strokesTrad. 澀

astringent

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Character information

Pinyin
sè
Meaning
astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
澀

Origin & structure

Where 涩 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵⿱刃止

Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 刃; 止 provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

氵shuǐ刃rèn止zhǐ

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 澀: Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 歰; 歰 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 涩 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 涩

Common words using 涩 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gān干sè涩

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

Open 干涩 page →
lěng冷sè涩

cold and sluggish; chilly

Open 冷涩 page →
zhuō拙sè涩

clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing

Open 拙涩 page →
náng囊zhōng中xiū羞sè涩

to be embarrassingly short of money

Open 囊中羞涩 page →
huì晦sè涩

difficult to understand

Open 晦涩 page →
sè涩wèi味

acerbic (taste)

Open 涩味 page →
shēng生sè涩

unripe

Open 生涩 page →
xiū羞sè涩

shy; bashful

Open 羞涩 page →

Related characters

From 涩’s common words

干冷拙囊中羞晦味

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