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涩

sè

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Definitions

  1. 1. astringent
  2. 2. tart
  3. 3. acerbity
  4. 4. unsmooth
  5. 5. rough (surface)
  6. 6. hard to understand
  7. 7. obscure

Words Containing 涩

生涩
shēng sè

unripe

羞涩
xiū sè

shy; bashful

酸涩
suān sè

sour

蹇涩
jiǎn sè

awkward

冷涩
lěng sè

chilly

拙涩
zhuō sè

clumsy and incomprehensible

咸涩
xián sè

salty and bitter

苦涩
kǔ sè

bitter and astringent

脱涩
tuō sè

to remove astringent taste

讷涩
nè sè

clumsy in speech

涩味
sè wèi

acerbic (taste)

囊中羞涩
náng zhōng xiū sè

to be embarrassingly short of money

晦涩
huì sè

difficult to understand

涩脉
sè mài

sluggish pulse

干涩
gān sè

dry and rough (skin)

青涩
qīng sè

underripe

艰深晦涩
jiān shēn huì sè

abstruse and unfathomable (idiom)