瑟 Stroke Order

瑟 [sè] 名词 1. 弦乐器，似琴。长近三米，古有五十根弦，后为二十五根或十六根弦，平放演奏。 (A twenty-five-stringed plucked instrument, somewhat similar to the zither. Long, nearly three meters, originally had fifty strings, later reduced to twenty-five or sixteen, played horizontally.) 2. 古水名。即今河南省罗山县的小黄河。 (An ancient river name, referring to the current Xiao Huanghe River in Luoshan County, Henan Province.) 3. （象）沙沙作响，沙沙的声音。 (Rustle: a sound like rustling leaves.) 4. （引） 1. 《说文》：瑟，庖牺所作弦乐也。 (Explanation from Shuowen: The se is a stringed instrument made by Pao Xi.) 2. 《礼记·明堂位》：大瑟小瑟。 (In the Book of Rites, Ming Tang Wei: The great se and the small se.) 3. 《尔雅》：大瑟谓之灑。 注:“二十七弦。世本，疱牺作五十弦。黄帝使素女鼓瑟。哀不自胜，乃破为二十五弦。” (From Erya: The large se is called "si". Note: It has twenty-seven strings; in ancient texts, it had fifty; Huangdi used Su Nü to play the se, mourning so deeply that it was broken down to twenty-five strings.) 4. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》：寡人窃闻赵王好音，请奏瑟。 (From Records of the Grand Historian: I have secretly heard that the King of Zhao loves music, so I wish to play the se.) 5. （例） 又如: 调瑟(调准瑟弦的音); 琴瑟(琴与瑟) (For example: Tuning the se; qin and se (the instruments).) 形容词 1. 庄重严谨。 (Majestic and dignified.) 2. 形容茂密。 (Varied and many.) 3. 明洁。 (Bright and clear.) 4. （例） 如: 瑟彼柞棫(彼柞棫之木众多而茂盛) (For example: The many and flourishing trees of the Zuo.) 引语 1. 《诗·大雅·早麓》：瑟彼玉瓒，黄流在中。 (From the Book of Songs: The jade vase is there, with the yellow flow inside.)