澀 (sè)
astringent (taste); gritty (eyes); unsmooth
How 澀 is written
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Traditional
- 澀
- Simplified
- 涩
Components
- 氵 water
- 歰 N/A
Common words using 澀
- 羞澀 xiūsè
- shy; bashful
- 苦澀 kǔsè
- bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
- 乾澀 gānsè
- dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
- 酸澀 suānsè
- sour; acrid
- 冷澀 lěngsè
- cold and sluggish; chilly
- 囊中羞澀 nángzhōngxiūsè
- to be embarrassingly short of money
- 晦澀 huìsè
- difficult to understand; cryptic
- 澀味 sèwèi
- acerbic (taste); astringent
- 鹹澀 xiánsè
- salty and bitter; acerbic
澀 in a sentence
這柿子還沒熟，吃起來澀澀的。
Zhè shìzi hái méi shú, chī qǐlái sèsè de.
“This persimmon isn't ripe yet; it tastes astringent.”
How common is 澀?
澀 is the 2,830th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 99% of all running text.
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