瑟
Meanings
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- 1.a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
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Wiktionary
- 1.the se, an ancient Chinese bridge zither, usually with 25 strings
- 2.solemn; dignified; alone; bleak
- 3.used in 瑟瑟 (sèsè)
- 4.used in 瑟縮／瑟缩 (sèsuō) and 瑟索
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *smriɡ, *smriɡ): semantic 珡 (“musical instrument”) + phonetic 必 (OC *pliɡ). 珡 has been simplified into the unrelated 玨.
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Stroke order
Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
嘚瑟 variant of 得瑟[dè se]约瑟 Joseph (name)泰瑟 Taser (electroshock weapon)梅瑟 Moses (Catholic translation)叶瑟 Jesse (name)琴瑟 qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony亚瑟 (name) Arthur瑟索 to shiver瑟缩 to curl up shivering (from cold)若瑟 Joseph (biblical name)得瑟 (dialect) cocky; smug阿瑟 (name) Arthur