瑟
a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,782 U+745F
How 瑟 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
玨 (semantic, “guitar strings”) + 必 (phonetic, bì)
How to remember it
Chinese harp · Heisig RSH #1824
ball + 必 certainly
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 必
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 必 (bì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 必 sound component | bì | surely, certainly; must; will |
| 秘 | mì | secret, mysterious, abstruse |
| 泌 | mì | to seep out, to secrete |
| 谧 | mì | calm, quiet, still; cautious |
| 宓 | mì | quiet, silent, still; in good health |
| 毖 | bì | caution; to guard against, to take care |
| 铋 | bì | bismuth |
Words containing 瑟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道格拉斯·麦克阿瑟 | Dào gé lā sī · Mài kè ā sè | General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 … |
| 约瑟夫·斯大林 | Yuē sè fū · Sī dà lín | Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Soviet dictator |
| 斯密约瑟 | Sī mì Yuē sè | Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement |
| 麦克阿瑟 | Mài kè ā sè | General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964), US commander in Pacific during WW2, sacked in 1951 … |
| 圣约瑟夫 | Shèng yuē sè fū | Saint Joseph |
| 亚瑟士 | Yà sè shì | ASICS (Japanese footwear brand) |
| 泰瑟尔岛 | Tài sè ěr Dǎo | Texel island, Netherlands |
| 亚瑟王 | Yà sè wáng | King Arthur |
| 上艾瑟尔 | Shàng ài sè ěr | Overijssel, province of the Netherlands |
| 琴瑟不调 | qín sè bù tiáo | out of tune; marital discord, cf qin and se 琴瑟, two string instruments as symbol of marita… |
| 瓦德瑟 | Wǎ dé sè | Vadsø (city in Finnmark, Norway) |
| 约瑟夫 | Yuē sè fū | Joseph (name) |
| 李约瑟 | Lǐ Yuē sè | Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in C… |
| 亚瑟 | Yà sè | (name) Arthur |
| 阿瑟 | Ā sè | (name) Arthur |
| 得瑟 | dè se | (dialect) cocky; smug; to show off |
| 希尔弗瑟姆 | Xī ěr fú sè mǔ | Hilversum, city in Netherlands |
| 泰瑟枪 | Tài sè qiāng | Taser (electroshock weapon) |
| 约瑟 | Yuē sè | Joseph (name) |
| 琴瑟和鸣 | qín sè hé míng | in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony |