sè​suō

to curl up

  • created sense approved 瑟缩/瑟縮 · sè​suō · to curl up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑟缩 / 瑟縮

    sè​suō

    to curl up

    to curl up or shiver from cold or fear; to cower or shrink back

    瑟 (literal) → 瑟 · sè · rustling 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to recoil

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 瑟缩/瑟縮 · sè​suō · hesitant — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑟缩 / 瑟縮

    sè​suō

    hesitant

    (literary) to be hesitant or slow in action; lagging behind

    瑟 (literal) → 瑟 · sè · lonely 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to recoil

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 瑟缩/瑟縮 · sè​suō · [rustling sound] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瑟缩 / 瑟縮

    sè​suō

    [rustling sound]

    (literary) describes the rustling sound of wind or rain

    瑟 (literal) → 瑟 · sè · rustling 缩 (literal) → 缩/縮 · suō · to shrink

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense