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Chinese harp

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
sè
シツ
おおごと
슬
Phonosemantic compound. 玨 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound.
Components
玨 two+ 必 certainly =
瑟 Chinese harp
玨 Meaning component
jué two
two pieces of jade joined together
必 Phonetic component
bì certainly
surely, most certainly
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Notes
Similar Characters
班 class豊 plentiful (jp)琵 Guitar-Like Guitar-Like Instrument琶 guitar-like instrument宓 silent柲 handle毖 guard against泌 secrete祕 confidential (trad)秘 mysterious (simp)謐 cautious (trad)谧 still (simp)铋 element (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
瑟
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瑟 [sè]
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
Japanese
瑟 しつ 同音
noun se (ancient Chinese plucked zither, usu. with 25 or 23 strings)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (67)
亚瑟 [Yà​sè] #3,697
Arthur (name)
亚瑟 [Yà​sè] #3,697
Arthur (name)
凯瑟琳 [Kǎi​sè​lín] #4,485
Catherine (name)
凯瑟琳 [Kǎi​sè​lín] #4,485
Catherine (name)
约瑟夫 [Yuē​sè​fū] #6,523
Joseph (name)
约瑟夫 [Yuē​sè​fū] #6,523
Joseph (name)
卢瑟 [lú​sè] #12,173
loser (loanword)
卢瑟 [lú​sè] #12,173
loser (loanword)
瑟瑟 [sè​sè] #31,000
trembling
麦克阿瑟 [Mài​kè​'ā​sè] #23,237
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 by President Truman for exceeding orders during the Korean war
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JAPANESE WORDS (3)
琴瑟 [きんしつ] #169,579
qin and se (two different kinds of Chinese zither)
琴瑟相和 [きんしつそうわ] #213,410
pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious
琴瑟相和す [きんしつあいわす] #246,943
to be happily married
KOREAN WORDS (1)
금슬
marital relationship