(shé)

HSK 511 strokes
Readingsshé

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 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫它

In this compound, the meaning comes from (worm); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 7-9

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous

Open 画蛇添足 page →
rénshé

illegal immigrant

Open 人蛇 page →
shé

Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

Open 巳蛇 page →

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced

Open 佛口蛇心 page →

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)

Open 打草惊蛇 page →

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions

Open 杯弓蛇影 page →

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