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sè

unsmooth

Original meaning:

to not move smoothly

Quadruple of 止. Used here to convey the original meaning "to not move smoothly". Original form of 澀.

Components

止 Iconic component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Here turned upside down. Not related to 刃.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.

止 Iconic component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Here turned upside down. Not related to 刃.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.

止 Iconic component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

止 Iconic component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

歰

sè

(Cant.) 歰氣 to argue, wrangle, disagree; archaic variant of 澀|涩[sè]

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

涩澀

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

涩澀

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

zi.tools

李学勤《字源》p.108

Wiktionary

"The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji" p.433