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蛇
shé
snake
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虫 (worm) provides meaning, 它 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
11 strokes
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⿰虫它
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Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
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A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
Words Using 蛇 (76)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蛇
↗
shé
snake / serpent / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
5
shé
蛇
↗
HSK 5
snake / serpent / CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
画蛇添足
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huàshétiānzú
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
6
huàshétiānzú
画蛇添足
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HSK 6
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
毒蛇
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dúshé
viper
dúshé
毒蛇
↗
viper
蟒蛇
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mǎngshé
python / boa
mǎngshé
蟒蛇
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python / boa
蛇皮
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shépí
snake skin
shépí
蛇皮
↗
snake skin
蛇形
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shéxíng
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
shéxíng
蛇形
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S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
眼镜蛇
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yǎnjìngshé
cobra
yǎnjìngshé
眼镜蛇
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cobra
巳蛇
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sìshé
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
sìshé
巳蛇
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Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
虎头蛇尾
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hǔtóushéwěi
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
hǔtóushéwěi
虎头蛇尾
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lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
游蛇
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yóushé
water snake / colubrid / racer
yóushé
游蛇
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water snake / colubrid / racer