瑟 (sè) — ancient twenty-five-stringed plucked instrument; rustling sound (literary)
Definition
瑟 is an ancient 25-stringed plucked zither used in classical Chinese music. The character also appears in literary onomatopoeia for a rustling, soughing sound (e.g. 瑟瑟秋风).
noun
ancient twenty-five-stringed plucked instrumentrustling sound (literary)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 瑟。Tā yòng sè tán le yì shǒu gǔ qǔ.He played an ancient tune on the se.
- 瑟。Zhè bǎ sè yǐ jīng yǒu shàng qiān nián de lì shǐ le.This se has a history of over a thousand years.
- 瑟。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe yì bǎ gǔ dài de sè.The museum displays an ancient se.
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