Chinese symbol for “astringent”
涩
sè
Traditional: 澀
astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth
The closest CC-CEDICT match for astringent is 涩 (sè), defined as: astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “astringent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 涩味 (澀味) | sè wèi | acerbic (taste); astringent |
| 收敛性 (收斂性) | shōu liǎn xìng | convergence (math.); astringent |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “astringent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.