干涩

Traditional form:

乾澀

Pinyin (reading):

gānsè

Definitions:

• dry and rough (skin)
• hoarse (voice)
• dry and heavy (style)

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 涩 - astringent, harsh, rough, uneven

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 澀 - astringent, harsh, rough, uneven