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瑟

sè
noun #5,425

Meanings

  1. 1 a type of Chinese zither (25 or 50 strings)
  2. 2 to tremble; to shiver

Examples

她弹瑟弹得很好。
Tā tán sè tán de hěn hǎo.
She plays the se zither very well.
外面很冷，他瑟瑟发抖。
Wàimiàn hěn lěng, tā sèsè fādǒu.
It's cold outside, and he's shivering.

Tips

usage
Most commonly seen in 瑟瑟发抖 (shivering with cold or fear). The musical instrument meaning is literary and rare in daily speech.
memory
Think of someone playing a stringed instrument outdoors in winter, shivering (瑟瑟发抖) as they pluck the strings of the 瑟.

Stroke Order

瑟 sè