瑟

sè

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

Radical: 王 Strokes: 13

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Same radical

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Same radical

理王珠环球班玩现珍琴瑶瑞琼琐录

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Character Decomposition

瑟=玨+必

Etymology

guitar strings

Meanings

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

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Words with 瑟 97 total

to quiver · to shiver · to tremble抖瑟dǒu sè trembling · rustling瑟瑟sè sè to curl up shivering (from cold) · timid and trembling (in fear) · to shrink · to cower瑟缩sè suō to shiver · to tremble瑟索sè suǒ

Idioms with 瑟 13 total Chain

lit. to glue the tuning peg and play the zither (idiom) · fig. to be rigid and inflexible; to stick to old methods without adapting胶柱鼓瑟jiāo zhù gǔ sè out of tune · marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marital harmony琴瑟不调qín sè bù tiáo