Usage of the character 涩
sè
涩
[澁]
- old variant of 澀／涩 (sè)
sè
涩
[澀]
- astringent
- tart
- acerbity
- unsmooth
- rough (surface)
- hard to understand
- obscure
gānsè
干涩
[乾澀]
- dry and rough (skin)
- hoarse (voice)
- dry and heavy (style)
kǔsè
苦涩
[苦澀]
- bitter and astringent
- pained
- agonized
tuōsè
脱涩
[脫澀]
- to remove astringent taste
nèsè
讷涩
[訥澀]
- clumsy in speech
- tongue tied
xiánsè
咸涩
[鹹澀]
- salty and bitter
- acerbic
sèmài
涩脉
[澀脈]
- sluggish pulse
xiūsè
羞涩
[羞澀]
- shy; bashful
huìsè
晦涩
[晦澀]
- difficult to understand
- cryptic
zhuōsè
拙涩
[拙澀]
- clumsy and incomprehensible
- botched writing
lěngsè
冷涩
[冷澀]
- cold and sluggish
- chilly
shēngsè
生涩
[生澀]
- unripe
- tart
- not fully proficient
- somewhat shaky
jiǎnsè
蹇涩
[蹇澀]
- awkward
- lame
- difficulty (esp. in moving)
- not smooth
suānsè
酸涩
[酸澀]
- sour
- acrid
- (fig.) bitter
- painful
qīngsè
青涩
[青澀]
- underripe
- (fig.) young and inexperienced
sèwèi
涩味
[澀味]
- acerbic (taste)
- astringent
jiānshēnhuìsè
艰深晦涩
[艱深晦澀]
- abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)
nángzhōngxiūsè
囊中羞涩
[囊中羞澀]
- to be embarrassingly short of money