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Meaning of 瑟

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Pinyin:
English Definition: a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌 , with 5-25 strings
Chinese Definition:
①弦乐器,似琴。长近三米,古有五十根弦,后为二十五根或十六根弦,平放演奏:鼓瑟。
②矜持端庄的样子。
③(瑟瑟)a。形容轻微的声音;b。形容颤抖。
④洁净鲜明的样子。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (guitar strings) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ jué ] guitar strings; variant of 珏
    • [ ] surely, certainly; must; will
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Example Words
瑟瑟 trembling; rustling
萧瑟 xiāo to rustle in the air; to rustle; to sough; bleak; desolate; chilly
瑟缩 suō to curl up shivering (from cold); timid and trembling (in fear); to shrink; to cower
琴瑟 qín qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony
李约瑟 yuē Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
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Example Sentences
1
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Eli Pariser.
2
Reading consists, according to Iser, in the violation of expectations.
3
"Often you do need to feign confidence at first," says Mr Etherington.
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Dr. Niedenthal thinks that some human smiles fall into these categories as well.
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"Moral judgment is pretty consistent from person to person, " says Marc Hauser, professor of psychology at Harvard University and author of Moral Minds.