瑟 (sat1 | se4) : se (musical instrument)

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瑟

sat1

se4

se - a 25-stringed or 16-stringed plucked instrument, similar to the zither

Stroke count: 13

Level: 4

Radical: 玉 (#96)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

瑟

This word has been viewed 3353 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Apr 2014 14:53

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瑟縮 sat1 suk1 = curl up with cold

琴瑟 kam4 sat1 qin2 se4 = qin and se, two string instruments that play in perfect harmony; marital harmony

亞瑟王 aa3 sat1 wong4 ya3 se4 wang2 (Taiwan), ya4 se4 wang2 (PRC) = King Arthur

泰瑟槍 taai3 sat1 coeng1 tai4 se4 qiang1 = taser gun

斯密約瑟 si1 mat6 joek3 sat1 si1 mi4 yue1 se4 = Joseph Smith

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Decimal representation of this word: 瑟
Unicode code for this character: U+745f (off-site link)

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