03057 Chinese character of 澀 and pronounce gip3

The Chinese character【澀】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a state or feeling. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Rough or uneven.

You can refer to this for the pronunciation of the mentioned Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【澀】:sè

Cantonese Jyutping of 【澀】:gip3

Here, you can find an overview of the character 【澀】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【澀】, for example:Describing a state or feeling , It means mainly rough or not smooth.As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【澀】is a single word that enhances clarity and specificity when matched with others, for example【澀味、澀然】(Mandarin Pinyin:sè wèi 、sè rán/ Cantonese Jyutping:gip3 mei6 、gip3 jin4)

This character is made up of 17 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


他喝了一口澀味的茶,表情略顯尷尬。

He took a sip of the bitter tea, his expression slightly embarrassed.


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