涩
澁sè
#2,830 most
frequent character
old variant of 澀|涩[se4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
涩 has 氵 water as its meaning part and a part meaning not able to walk that also gives the sound. It first meant not smooth, with a lot of friction. That grew to rough, to astringent or tart, and then to difficult to understand.
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