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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)

舌下
shéxià
sublingual
结舌
jiéshé
tongue-tied
簧舌
huángshé
the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
恶舌
èshé
vicious talk
牛舌
niúshé
ox tongue
火舌
huǒshé
tongue of flame
舌头
shétou
tongue
HSK 6
舌音
shéyīn
coronal consonants of Middle Chinese
舌面
shémiàn
blade of tongue
唇舌
chúnshé
argument
喉舌
hóushé
mouthpiece
嚼舌
jiáoshé
to gossip
鼓舌
gǔshé
to wag one's tongue
饶舌
ráoshé
talkative
长舌
chángshé
loquacious
舌钉
shédīng
tongue ring
口舌
kǒushé
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip
舌根
shégēn
back of tongue
舌战
shézhàn
verbal sparring
舌尖
shéjiān
tip of tongue

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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