shé

snake; serpent; variant of shé

HSK 5 #1689

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1689th character
Radical ⾍ (142.5)
Strokes 11
Index # 2280

Definitions

蛇 shé
  1. 1. snake
  2. 2. serpent
  3. 3. CL tiáo

Stroke order

蛇 stroke order diagram
蛇 stroke order animation

Words containing 蛇

Word Meaning
to overdo it
viper
cobra
rattlesnake
human smuggler; head of a snake
fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy
python; boa
to meander; to zigzag; to creep
snake venom
serpentine; S-shaped; coiled like a snake
water snake
strong start, weak finish
to expose a malefactor (idiom)
local bully; regional mafia boss; tyrant
viper; venomous snake
venomous snake
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
common spoken equivalent of xī yì; lizard
(fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements
serpentine (geology)
once hurt, always scared; once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy; fear after bad hurt
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
very long spear with snake-like blade
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