Keyword
astringent
- harsh
- rough
- uneven
- Frequency
- #2630
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
sè
Mnemonic
Water 氵 that cuts like a knife 刃; 止 provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
涩
astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure
羞涩
shy; bashful
苦涩
bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
青涩
underripe; (fig.) young and inexperienced
晦涩
difficult to understand; cryptic
干涩
dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
酸涩
sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter; painful
生涩
unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky
囊中羞涩
to be embarrassingly short of money
涩味
acerbic (taste); astringent
脱涩
to remove astringent taste