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舌

shé

HSK 6 Character

What 舌 means

1. tongue

Other readings

舌 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jīused in {喇舌|lǎ jī} to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

Example sentences

• 他说话咬舌。
  He bites his tongue while talking.
• 它在我的舌尖上。
  Tā zài wǒ de shéjiān shàng.
  It's on the tip of my tongue.
• 我咬了我的舌头。
  I bit my tongue.
• 话到舌尖，呼之欲出
  Huà dào shéjiān, hūzhīyùchū
  It's on the tip of my tongue.
• 女人的舌头是她的剑。
  Nǚrén de shétou shì tā de jiàn.
  A woman's tongue is her sword.
• 琳达把舌头伸了出来。
  Lín dá bǎ shétou shēn le chūlái.
  Linda stuck her tongue out.

Words starting with 舌

• 舌头shé toutongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
• 舌尖shé jiāntip of tongue; apical
• 舌战shé zhànverbal sparring; duel of words
• 舌下shé xiàsublingual; hypoglossal
• 舌吻shé wěnto French kiss; French kiss
• 舌根shé gēnback of tongue; tongue root; dorsal
• 舌面shé miànblade of tongue; laminal
• 舌音shé yīncoronal consonants of Middle Chinese
• 舌下片shé xià piànsublingual tablet (medicine)
• 舌乳头shé rǔ tóulingual papillae; taste buds
• 舌尖音shé jiān yīnapical consonant (produced with the tip of the tongue, i.e. d or t)
• 舌下含服shé xià hán fùsublingual administration (medicine)
• 舌尖前音shé jiān qián yīnalveolar; consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge
• 舌尖后音shé jiān hòu yīnretroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
• 舌下腺shé xià xiànsublingual gland; saliva gland under tongue
• 舌钉shé dīngtongue ring; tongue piercing
• 舌尖颤音shé jiān chàn yīnalveolar trill (e.g. Russian r sound)
• 舌灿莲花shé càn lián huā(idiom) eloquent; entertaining in one's speech
• 舌苔shé tāi(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)

Words containing 舌

• 七嘴八舌qī zuǐ bā shélively discussion with everybody talking at once
• 口舌kǒu shédispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round
• 瞠目结舌chēng mù jié shé(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
• 喉舌hóu shémouthpiece; spokesperson
• 咋舌zé shé(literary) to be speechless
• 口干舌燥kǒu gān shé zàolit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
• 张口结舌zhāng kǒu jié shéagape and tongue-tied (idiom); at a loss for words; gaping and speechless
• 饶舌ráo shétalkative; to blather; to shoot one's mouth off
• 鸭舌帽yā shé màopeaked cap
• 唇舌chún shéargument; words; lips and tongue
• 龙舌兰lóng shé lánagave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit…
• 小舌xiǎo shéuvula
• 弹舌tán shéto cluck; to trill
• 恶舌è shévicious talk; malicious tongue
• 毒舌dú shévenomous tongue; sharp-tongued; harsh
• 火舌huǒ shétongue of flame
• 牛舌niú shéox tongue
• 结舌jié shétongue-tied; unable to speak (out of surprise, embarrassment etc)
• 长舌cháng shéloquacious; to have a loose tongue
• 鼓舌gǔ shéto wag one's tongue; to speak glibly
• 塞舌尔Sài shé ěrthe Seychelles
• 压舌板yā shé bǎntongue depressor; spatula
• 大舌头dà shé tou(colloquial) lisp; one who lisps
• 平舌音píng shé yīnalveolar; consonants z, c, s produced with the tip of the tongue on the alveolar ridge

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 和hé(joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn); (math) sum; to make peace
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 合héto close; to join; to fit
• 各gèeach; every
• 呢ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context…
• 哦éto chant
• 喝hēto drink; variant of 嗬
• 叶yèleaf; page; lobe

Characters that look like 舌

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 务wùaffair; business; matter
• 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce
• 去qùto go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
• 含hánto keep in the mouth; to contain
• 刍chúto mow or cut grass; hay; straw

Sounds the same

Read shé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蛇snake; serpent
• 折to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
• 揲sort out divining stalks
• 阇(used in transliteration from Sanskrit)
• 佘surname She