人頭蛇身 rén tóu shé shēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. human head, snake's body
  2. cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology

CHARACTERS

人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
頭 tóu head; top; chief, first; boss
蛇 shé
HSK 5
snake
身 shēn
HSK 2
body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158