sè

Traditional: 澀

涩 (sè) is a Chinese word meaning “astringent; tart; acerbity”.

Meanings

  1. 1astringent
  2. 2tart
  3. 3acerbity
  4. 4unsmooth
  5. 5rough (surface)
  6. 6hard to understand
  7. 7obscure

Related words

苦涩bitter and astringent涩old variant of 澀|涩[se4]羞涩shy; bashful晦涩difficult to understand干涩dry and rough (skin)囊中羞涩to be embarrassingly short of money生涩unripe冷涩cold and sluggish咸涩salty and bitter拙涩clumsy and incomprehensible涩味acerbic (taste)涩脉sluggish pulse

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