懂中文 Dong Chinese

瑟

sè

large stringed musical instrument

Phonosemantic compound. 玨 represents the meaning and 必 represents the sound.

Components
玨 meaning component

玨  Meaning component

jué

  

two pieces of jade joined together

必 sound component

必  Sound component

bì

  

surely

Evolution

瑟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瑟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
瑟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

瑟  

sè

large stringed musical instrument; dignified, massive; sound of wind; a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

Most common words with 瑟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

瑟

a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

亚瑟

Arthur (name)

凯瑟琳

Katherine

约瑟夫

Joseph (name)

卢瑟

loser (loanword)