瑟

sè · se

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

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2 examples
01

博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)里(lǐ)陈(chén)列(liè)着(zhe)一(yì)把(bǎ)古(gǔ)代(dài)的(de)瑟(sè)。

An ancient se is displayed in the museum.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)乐(yuè)器(qì)叫(jiào)瑟(sè),比(bǐ)箜(kōng)篌(hóu)小(xiǎo)一(yì)些(xiē)。

This instrument is called the se, and it is a bit smaller than the konghou.

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