Keyword
a large string instrument
- to tremble
- to vibrate
- Frequency
- #2136
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
sè
Mnemonic
玨 (guitar strings) gives the meaning and 必 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
瑟
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
约瑟夫
Joseph (name)
亚瑟
(name) Arthur
凯瑟琳
Catherine (name); Katherine
麦克阿瑟
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
约瑟
Joseph (name)
阿瑟
(name) Arthur
瑟瑟
trembling; rustling
卢瑟福
Rutherford (name); Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), early nuclear physicist from New Zealand
亚瑟王
King Arthur
李约瑟
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
萧瑟
to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
梅瑟
Moses (Catholic translation); also 摩西 (Protestant translation)
卢瑟
(loanword) loser
琴瑟
qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
圣凯瑟琳
Saint Catherine
若瑟
Joseph (biblical name)
得瑟
(dialect) cocky; smug; to show off
瑟缩
to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower
泰瑟枪
Taser (electroshock weapon)
亚瑟士
ASICS (Japanese footwear brand)
琴瑟和鸣
in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony