舌(shé)

HSK 66 strokes

used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for …

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Character information

Pinyin
shé
Meaning
used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 舌 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱千口

A tongue 千 sticking out of a mouth 口

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

千qiān口kǒu

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 舌 step by step

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

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Words with 舌

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

qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌
HSK 7-9

lively discussion with everybody talking at once

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kǒu口shé舌

dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round

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zā咂shé舌

to click one's tongue

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zé咋shé舌

(literary) to be speechless

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kǒu口gān干shé舌zào燥

lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much

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chún唇qiāng枪shé舌jiàn剑

(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange

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chún唇qiāng枪shé舌zhàn战

see 唇枪舌剑

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chún唇shé舌

argument

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From 舌’s common words

七嘴八口咂咋干燥

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