蛇(shé): variant of 蛇[she2]
HSK 511 strokes
Readingsshéyí
variant of 蛇[she2]
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shé / yí
- Meaning
- variant of 蛇[she2]
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 蛇 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 蛇 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 蛇
Common words using 蛇 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
Open 画蛇添足 page →lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
Open 杯弓蛇影 page →Related characters
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