sè瑟
瑟
common
technical
literary
Meaning of 瑟
瑟 means ancient Chinese stringed instrument similar to guqin; rustling; crisp; trembling sound. Pronounced sè.
- ancient Chinese stringed instrument similar to guqin
- rustling; crisp; trembling sound
Character Info
Radical王
Strokes13
Components
王
必
Stroke Order
瑟
Definitions & Examples
Kǒng孔
zǐ子
gǔ鼓
sè瑟
，
mén门
rén人
mò莫
bù不
xīng兴
yú于
lǐ礼
。
Confucius played the se, and all his disciples were moved by ritual.
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
xián弦
sè瑟
shì是
xiān先
qín秦
shí时
qī期
de的
jīng经
diǎn典
xíng形
zhì制
。
The 25-string se was the classic form during the pre-Qin period.
Hàn汉
dài代
mù墓
zàng葬
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
cǎi彩
huì绘
sè瑟
de的
chū出
tǔ土
wén文
wù物
。
Painted se artifacts are often unearthed from Han Dynasty tombs.
Xiàn现
dài代
fǎng仿
gǔ古
sè瑟
yǒu有
shí十
liù六
xián弦
hé和
èr二
shí十
wǔ五
xián弦
liǎng两
zhǒng种
bǎn版
běn本
。
Modern replica ses come in two versions: 16-string and 25-string.
《
Shī诗
Jīng》zhōng经
》
duō中
cì多
tí次
jí提
sè及
zhè瑟
zhǒng这
gǔ种
diǎn古
yuè典
qì乐
器
。
The Book of Songs mentions the se classical instrument many times.
Measure Words
张/ zhāng
Primary