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Character

蛇 shé · yí

HSK 5Character2 readings

snake; a long thin animal with no legs

Radical
虫
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
虫 它
Traditional
虵
Frequency
#1670 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shéMain readingyíRare reading

shé

she2Main readingHSK 5
  1. snake; a long thin animal with no legs

Examples

  • 我在动物园看蛇。

    wǒ zài dòng wù yuán kàn shé

    I look at snakes at the zoo.

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  • 这条蛇很长。

    zhè tiáo shé hěn cháng

    This snake is very long.

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Words that use “蛇” as shé

画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúto add something that is not needed and make things worseWordHSK 7–9人蛇rén shéillegal immigrantWord巳蛇sì shéYear 6, year of the SnakeWord毒蛇dú shéviperWord水蛇shuǐ shéwater snakeWord游蛇yóu shéwater snakeWord盐蛇yán shé(dialect) geckoWord蚺蛇rán shéboaWord

yí

yi2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shé.

  1. a long animal with no legs that moves by bending its body
  2. winding and twisting like a snake (as in 委蛇, a bending road)

Examples

  • 这条蛇很长。

    zhè tiáo shé hěn cháng

    This snake is very long.

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  • 我怕蛇，你怕吗？

    wǒ pà shé, nǐ pà ma

    I am afraid of snakes. Are you?

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  • 这条路像蛇一样弯。

    zhè tiáo lù xiàng shé yī yàng wān

    This road twists like a snake.

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Words that use “蛇” as yí

委蛇wēi yíliterary↗Variant of 逶迤+1 moreWord
虚与委蛇xū yǔ wēi yí(idiom) to feign civilityWord

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

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