sè suō

Traditional: 瑟縮

瑟缩 (sè suō) is a Chinese word meaning “to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink”.

Meanings

  1. 1to curl up shivering (from cold)
  2. 2timid and trembling (in fear)
  3. 3to shrink
  4. 4to cower

Characters in 瑟缩

瑟sè · a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings缩suō · to withdraw

Related words

亚瑟(name) Arthur凯瑟琳Catherine (name)缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink瑟a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings约瑟夫Joseph (name)退缩to shrink back; to cower缩to withdraw缩写abbreviation收缩to pull back约瑟Joseph (name)卢瑟(loanword) loser浓缩to concentrate; to condense

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