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舌头 shétou

舌头 shétou Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 舌头 shétou .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shétou | she2 tou5
English translation
tongue
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About 舌头 shétou

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Traditional form

舌頭

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 舌头 shétou

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shé

Type

pictographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

千口

Number of Strokes

6
tóu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and dòu represents the sound. The simplified character tóu was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character tóu .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

⺀大

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 舌头 shétou

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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.

de 舌头 shétou zài tiǎn zhāo 他的 gān 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

His tongue was moving around the edge of dried - out lips.

舌头 shétou Decomposition

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舌头 shétou Compounds

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