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shé Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shé | she2
English translation
tongue
tongue; bell clapper

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About shé

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

31

Traditional form

shé

Contains the radical

shé

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A tongue  qiān sticking out of a mouth  kǒu

Etymology of shé

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

千口

Explanation

Pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth, with a splatter of spit at the end.

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Example sentences using shé

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火舌 huǒ shé zhēng wǎng 窗户 chuānghu 外面 wài miàn cuàn .

The flames are licking out of windows.

zhǐ lǎo láng Cóng 灌木丛 guàn mù cóng cuàn chū lái , 惊魂未定 de 喘息 chuǎn xī ,伸出 shēn chū 舌头 shétou .

The old wolf runs out of the bush, still badly shaken , panting with its tongue lolling.

甚至 shènzhì 不知不觉 bù zhī bù jué de shēn chū 舌头 shétou lái tiǎn tiǎn 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

His tongue even strayed out to moisten them.

Xióng yòng 舌头 shétou tiǎn jiù 吃光 le .

With one lap of his tongue the bear finished the honey.

zhǐ māo quán zhāo 弯弯 Wān wān de 尾巴 wěiba , yòng 舌头 shétou 舔着嘴角 zuǐ jiǎo ,贼头贼脑 zéi tóu zéi nǎo de liū xià Lóu .

The cat goes furtively downstairs, winding her lithe tail and licking her lips.

Words with shé

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
舌头 shétou tongue舌頭
shé tongue shé
口舌 kǒu shé to talk sb round口舌 kǒu shé
饶舌 ráo shé talkative饒舌
瞠目结舌 chēng mù jié shé stupefied瞠目結舌
舌尖 shé jiān apical舌尖 shé jiān
咋舌 zhà shé to be speechless咋舌 zhà shé
七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé lively discussion with everybody talking at once七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé
喉舌 hóu shé mouthpiece喉舌 hóu shé
口干舌燥 kǒu gān shé zào lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much口乾舌燥
唇舌 chún shé argument唇舌 chún shé
火舌 huǒ shé tongue of flame火舌 huǒ shé
塞舌尔 Sài shé ěr the Seychelles塞舌爾
鸭舌帽 yā shé mào peaked cap鴨舌帽
唇枪舌剑 chún qiāng shé jiàn fight a battle of words唇槍舌劍
嚼舌 jiáo shé to gossip嚼舌 jiáo shé
舌战 shé zhàn verbal sparring舌戰
大舌头 dà shé tou (coll.) lisp大舌頭
长舌妇 cháng shé fù female gossip長舌婦
舌根 shé gēn back of tongue舌根 shé gēn
张口结舌 zhāng kǒu jié shé gaping and speechless張口結舌
巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng fig. to have a glib tongue巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng
龙舌兰 lóng shé lán tequila龍舌蘭
牛舌 niú shé ox tongue牛舌 niú shé

shé Decomposition & Compounds

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shé Decomposition

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shé Compounds

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  • shé
    • huó
    • shě
      • shá , Shū , shē , shá , shě , , , , shè ,
    • huà , luàn , kuò , tián , , kuò , , guā , tiǎn , tián , shì , guā , huó , guā , guā , kuò , xiān , tiǎn , kuò , guā , , , , , tián , , , , , shì , , , , huà , , , guā , guā
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