瑟瑟

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Chinese

(mus. instr.) (mus. instr.)
trad. (瑟瑟)
simp. #(瑟瑟)

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (21)
Final () (51)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter srit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃɪt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃiet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂit̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃiĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭet̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯æt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
she
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sat1

Noun

瑟瑟

  1. (literary) a kind of dark green gemstone
  2. (onomatopoeia) sound of wind; sough; rustle

Derived terms

Adjective

瑟瑟

  1. (literary) dark green
  2. (literary, ideophonic) cold
  3. (literary, ideophonic) desolate
  4. (ideophonic) shivering; trembling
  5. (ideophonic) rustling; swishing
  6. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 色色 (sèsè)

Derived terms