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涩 sè astringent

astringent; harsh; rough; uneven

How to remember 涩: 氵 water + 刃 knife edge + 止 stop = astringent. Grandpa washes down an unripe persimmon with water, but a knife edge still scrapes his tongue and makes him stop chewing, the fruit is so astringent.

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 氵

Component breakdown

涩 = 氵 water + 𰙜

  • 氵 water
  • 𰙜
    • 刃 knife edge
    • 止 stop
The Gushi story

Grandpa washes down an unripe persimmon with water, but a knife edge still scrapes his tongue and makes him stop chewing, the fruit is so astringent.

How it is used

  • Astringent/puckery to the taste (like unripe persimmon), and by extension rough or awkward - 苦涩 (kǔsè) bitter and astringent (taste, or a bitter feeling).
  • 羞涩 (xiūsè) means shy/bashful; 晦涩 (huìsè) means obscure and hard to understand (writing).

Words with 涩