蛇 虵
shé
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
snake; serpent; variant of 蛇[she2]
Measure word: 条
Other reading: yí
used in 委蛇[wei1 yi2]
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Examples
他怕蛇。
tā pà shé。
He is afraid of snakes.
他害怕蛇。
tā hài pà shé。
He is afraid of snakes.
从天上看下来，这条河像一条巨蛇。
cóng tiān shàng kàn xià lai， zhè tiáo hé xiàng yī tiáo jù shé。
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
Words with this character
画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake蛇岛 Shé dǎo 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蛇果 Shé guǒ Red Delicious毒蛇 dú shé viper蝮蛇 fù shé Siberian pit viper蝰蛇 kuí shé forest or meadow viper鲁蛇 lǔ shé loser蟒蛇 mǎng shé python蚺蛇 rán shé boa人蛇 rén shé illegal immigrant蛇胆 shé dǎn snake gall蛇雕 shé diāo crested serpent eagle蛇毒 shé dú snake venom蛇管 shé guǎn flexible hose蛇蒿 shé hāo tarragon蛇麻 shé má hops蛇矛 shé máo ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body蛇莓 shé méi Indian strawberry蛇年 shé nián Year of the Snake蛇藨 shé pāo Indian strawberry蛇皮 shé pí snake skin蛇头 shé tóu head of a snake蛇蝎 shé xiē malevolent