Chinese symbol for “trembling”
瑟瑟
sè sè
trembling; rustling
The closest CC-CEDICT match for trembling is 瑟瑟 (sè sè), defined as: trembling; rustling.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “trembling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 索索 | suǒ suǒ | trembling |
| 颤巍巍 (顫巍巍) | chàn wēi wēi | trembling; swaying |
| 震栗 (震慄) | zhèn lì | trembling; to shiver with fear |
| 歪歪斜斜 | wāi wāi xié xié | shuddering; trembling |
| 簌簌发抖 (簌簌發抖) | sù sù fā dǒu | shivering; trembling (idiom) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瑟瑟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “trembling”.
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.