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蛇
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
蛇形
shéxíng
S-shaped
毒蛇
dúshé
viper
水蛇
shuǐshé
water snake
蝮蛇
fùshé
venomous snake
蛇雕
shédiāo
(Chinese bird species) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
游蛇
yóushé
water snake
蛇年
shénián
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
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
蛇头
shétóu
head of a snake
蚺蛇
ránshé
boa
蛇足
shézú
lit. legs on a snake
鲁蛇
lǔshé
(Taiwan slang) loser (loanword)
盐蛇
yánshé
(dialect) gecko
蟒蛇
mǎngshé
python
人蛇
rénshé
illegal immigrant
蝰蛇
kuíshé
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
巳蛇
sìshé
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蛇蒿
shéhāo
tarragon
蛇胆
shédǎn
snake gall (used in TCM)
蛇管
shéguǎn
flexible hose
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,688
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,609 of 84,292