Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "涩", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "涩", and master the standard way of writing the character "涩".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 涩
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "涩" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
涩 (sè)
同本义: 不滑溜 (En: unsmooth)
1. 不光滑,不滑溜: 轮轴发~。 (The axle is not smooth.)
2. 一种使舌头感到不滑润不好受的滋味: 苦~。这个柿子很~。 (A taste that makes the tongue feel dry and uncomfortable: Bitter astringent. This persimmon is very astringent.)
3. 文字难读难懂,不流畅: 晦~。生~。~讷。 (Difficult speech or writing that is clumsy, hard, and not fluent: Obscure. Clumsy expression.)
4. 道路险阻; 不通畅的: (Difficult roads; not smooth.)
5. 急: (Fast.)
引 (En: example references)
1. 《说文》: 濇,不滑也。 (In "Shuowen," it states: "Not smooth.")
2. 《素问·至真要大论》: 短而濇。 (In "Suwen," it states: "Short and astringent.")
3. 《一切经音义》: 濇,文歰,今作澀,不滑也。 (In "All Sutras," it states: "Astringent, now written as 'se,' meaning not smooth.")
4. 刘禹锡《砥石赋·序》: 始余有佩刀甚良,至是涩不可拔。 (Liu Yuxi states: "Initially I had a good sword, but now it is too astringent to draw.")
例 (En: example usages)
1. 涩噎 (Became choked due to lack of smoothness);
2. 涩道 (A road with engraved patterns);
3. 涩巴巴 (Describing lack of smoothness);
4. 涩浪 (Ancient walls with concave stones);
5. 涩脉 (Pulse is not smooth, thin and sluggish.)
味不甘滑 (En: puckery; astringent)
1. 杜甫《病桔》: 酸涩如棠梨。 (Du Fu states: "Sour and astringent like wild pear.")
2. 涩苦 (Bitter and astringent);
3. 涩赤 (Dry and red);
4. 涩重 (Dry and heavy.)
说话、写文章迟钝艰难、生硬、不流畅 (En: obscure)
1. 《宋书·南郡王(刘)义宣传》: 生而舌短,涩于言论。 (In "Song Book," it states: "Born with a short tongue, clumsy in speech.")
2. 生涩 (Words or texts are not smooth);
3. 文句艰涩 (Difficult wording);
4. 涩笔 (Writing looks heavy and is not fluent but is actually strong and substantial.);
5. 涩僻 (Rare and obscure words);
6. 涩辞 (Slow language);
7. 涩体 (Difficult to read and unique text style.)
道路险阻; 不通畅的 (En: difficult)
1. 唐·白居易《琵琶行(并序)》: 冰泉冷涩弦凝绝,凝绝不通声暂歇。 (In Bai Juyi's "Pipa Song," it states: "The icy spring strings are cold and astringent, the sound is momentarily paused.")
2. 涩难 (Difficult and obstructed);
3. 涩道 (Steep and dangerous path);
4. 涩滞 (Obstructed; not smooth).
急 (En: fast)
1. 涩奈 (Impatient; feeling uncomfortable and restless).