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舌
shé
1. tongue
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 6 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

舌
shé
tongue; bell clapper
HSK 6 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

口舌
kǒushé
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
咋舌
zhàshé
to be speechless
唇舌
chúnshé
argument
喉舌
hóushé
mouthpiece
嚼舌
jiáoshé
to gossip
小舌
xiǎoshé
uvula
恶舌
èshé
vicious talk
火舌
huǒshé
tongue of flame
牛舌
niúshé
ox tongue
簧舌
huángshé
the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
结舌
jiéshé
tongue-tied
舌下
shéxià
sublingual
舌吻
shéwěn
to French kiss
舌尖
shéjiān
tip of tongue
舌战
shézhàn
verbal sparring
舌根
shégēn
back of tongue
舌钉
shédīng
tongue ring
舌面
shémiàn
blade of tongue
舌音
shéyīn
coronal consonants of Middle Chinese
舌头
shétou
tongue
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,957
Word Frequency Rank
2,371 of 84,292
Radical Number
135

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