noun
se
seh
noun
1
A large Chinese plucked string instrument similar to a zither, traditionally strung with 25 strings and played horizontally.
"The museum displayed an ancient se alongside other court instruments from the Zhou dynasty."
"She studied the se for years before mastering the guqin as well."
How to Use Se
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA traditional Chinese stringed instrument, like a long zither laid flat and plucked.
Common mistake
Not to be confused with the guqin, a related but smaller and more famous Chinese zither with fewer strings.
Easily confused with
guqin
Word Forms
ses plural
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Etymology
From Mandarin 瑟 (sè), the name of the instrument in Chinese for over two thousand years.