Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “se”
10 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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Fourth tone
sè
色
sè
涩color, tint, hue, shade
6 strokessè
啬astringent, harsh, rough, uneven
10 strokessè
铯miserly, stingy, thrifty
11 strokessè
嗇cesium
11 strokessè
瑟miserly, stingy, thrifty
13 strokessè
歰a large string instrument
13 strokessè
穑to argue, to disagree, to wrangle
14 strokessè
澀to farm, to harvest grain
16 strokessè
穡astringent, harsh, rough, uneven
17 strokessè
to farm, to harvest grain
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