瑟 — Chinese character
瑟
sè
a large string instrument; to tremble, to vibrate
- Pinyin
- sè
- Radical
- 96 ⽟ (Jade)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 玨 必
- Formation
- pictophonetic — guitar strings; meaning component 玨; sound component 必
- Japanese
- 瑟 as a kanji
Common words with 瑟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瑟瑟 | sè sè | trembling; rustling |
| 萧瑟 (蕭瑟) | xiāo sè | to rustle in the air; to rustle |
| 卢瑟 (盧瑟) | lú sè | (loanword) loser |
| 琴瑟 | qín sè | qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony |
| 得瑟 | dè se | (dialect) cocky; smug; to show off |
| 瑟缩 (瑟縮) | sè suō | to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear) |
| 琴瑟和鸣 (琴瑟和鳴) | qín sè hé míng | in perfect harmony; in sync |
| 嘚瑟 | dè se | variant of 得瑟 (dè se) |
| 抖瑟 | dǒu sè | to quiver; to shiver |
| 琴瑟不调 (琴瑟不調) | qín sè bù tiáo | out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony |
| 瑟瑟发抖 (瑟瑟發抖) | sè sè fā dǒu | to shiver |
| 瑟索 | sè suǒ | to shiver; to tremble |
English words written with 瑟
瑟 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 4 · Zhuangzi 2 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 11.14
- Analects 11.25
- Analects 17.20
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
- The Great Learning Passage 4
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 15
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