歰
sèshà

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
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop

Here turned upside down. Not related to 刃.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.
止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop

Here turned upside down. Not related to 刃.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.
止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop
止
止 Iconic component
zhǐ (foot), stop

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (2)

涩澀

Meaning (2)

涩澀

Simplified (1)

涩

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsrɯb

說文解字

《說文》：“歰，不滑也。从四止。”

Sources

Character origin
zi.tools李学勤《字源》p.108Wiktionary"The Complete Guide to Japanese Kanji" p.433
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)