How to write 瑟

瑟 [sè] 名词 1. 弦乐器，似琴。长近三米，古有五十根弦，后为二十五根或十六根弦，平放演奏。 (A plucked string instrument, somewhat similar to the zither. It is about three meters long and historically had fifty strings, later reduced to twenty-five or sixteen strings, played flat.) 2. 古水名。即今河南省罗山县的小黄河。 (An ancient river name, referring to the small Yellow River in present-day Luoshan County, Henan Province.) 3. 象∶沙沙作响，沙沙的声音。 (Symbolic: to rustle, sound of rustling.) 引 1. 《说文》：瑟，庖牺所作弦乐也。 (From "Shuowen Jiezi": Se is a string instrument made by the mythical figure Pao Xi.) 2. 《礼记·明堂位》：大瑟小瑟。 (From "The Book of Rites": large se and small se.) 3. 《尔雅》：大瑟谓之灑。 (From "Erya": the large se is called "sa", noting that it originally had twenty-seven strings.) 4. 《史记·廉颇蔺相如列传》：寡人窃闻赵王好音，请奏瑟。 (From "Records of the Grand Historian": I have heard that the King of Zhao loves music, so I ask to play the se.) 例 如:调瑟(调准瑟弦的音);琴瑟(琴与瑟) (Examples: tuning the se; qin and se (musical instruments).) 形容词 1. 庄重严谨。 (Majestic and solemn.) 2. 形容茂密。 (Describing something as varied and plentiful.) 3. 明洁。 (Bright and clear.) 例 如:瑟彼柞棫(彼柞棫之木众多而茂盛) (Example: "se bi zhuò miàn" refers to the abundant and lush growth of the trees.) 引 1. 《诗·大雅·早麓》：瑟彼玉瓒，黄流在中。 (From "The Book of Songs": The se is like a jade vessel, with yellow flowing in the middle.)