涩 — Chinese character
涩
sè
astringent, harsh, rough, uneven
- Pinyin
- sè
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 氵 刃 止
- Formation
- ideographic — Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 刃; 止 provides the pronunciation
- Traditional
- 澀
Common words with 涩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 羞涩 (羞澀) | xiū sè | shy; bashful |
| 苦涩 (苦澀) | kǔ sè | bitter and astringent; pained |
| 青涩 (青澀) | qīng sè | underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced |
| 晦涩 (晦澀) | huì sè | difficult to understand; cryptic |
| 干涩 (乾澀) | gān sè | dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice) |
| 酸涩 (酸澀) | suān sè | sour; acrid |
| 生涩 (生澀) | shēng sè | unripe; tart |
| 囊中羞涩 (囊中羞澀) | náng zhōng xiū sè | to be embarrassingly short of money |
| 涩味 (澀味) | sè wèi | acerbic (taste); astringent |
| 脱涩 (脫澀) | tuō sè | to remove astringent taste |
| 冷涩 (冷澀) | lěng sè | cold and sluggish; chilly |
| 拙涩 (拙澀) | zhuō sè | clumsy and incomprehensible; botched writing |
English words written with 涩
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.