懂中文 Dong Chinese

涩

sè

astringent

Original meaning: 

unsmooth

Simplified form of 澀. Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 歰 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "unsmooth". The meaning later shifted to "rough" and "astringent".

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

歰 sound,meaning,simplified component

歰  Sound Meaning Simplified component

sè

  

unsmooth

Evolution

涩 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
涩 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

涩 (澀) 

sè

astringent; harsh; uneven, rough; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure

涩 (澁) 

sè

old variant of 澀|涩[sè]

Most common words with 涩
Freq.
Word
Meaning

涩

tart

苦涩

pained

羞涩

shy

晦涩

cryptic

干涩

hoarse (voice)