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蛇
shé
1. snake
2. serpent
3. CL:[[條|条<tiáo>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

人蛇
rénshé
illegal immigrant
巳蛇
sìshé
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
毒蛇
dúshé
viper
水蛇
shuǐshé
water snake
游蛇
yóushé
water snake
蚺蛇
ránshé
boa
蛇岛
Shédǎo
Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea [[渤海]] off Lüshun [[旅順|旅顺]] on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
蛇年
shénián
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蛇形
shéxíng
S-shaped
蛇毒
shédú
snake venom
蛇皮
shépí
snake skin
蛇管
shéguǎn
flexible hose
蛇胆
shédǎn
snake gall (used in TCM)
蛇蒿
shéhāo
tarragon
蛇足
shézú
lit. legs on a snake
蛇头
shétóu
head of a snake
蛇雕
shédiāo
(Chinese bird species) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
蝮蛇
fùshé
venomous snake
蝰蛇
kuíshé
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
蟒蛇
mǎngshé
python

Alternate Entries

蛇
shé
variant of [[蛇<shé>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,688
Word Frequency Rank
1,609 of 84,292

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