CHINESE CHARACTER

舌 (shé): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shé

tongue; bell clapper

HSK 66 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

舌

Primary radical

舌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 舌.

千 · 口

Visible components

舌 is decomposed as ⿱千口.

STROKES · 6

Write 舌 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 舌

舌头shétou

HSK 6 · tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information

七嘴八舌qīzuǐ-bāshé

HSK 7-9 · lively discussion with everybody talking at once

Examples using 舌

舌头

他拿了面镜子细看自己的舌头。

Tā ná le miàn jìng zi xì kàn zì jǐ de shé tou。

He picked up a mirror and examined his tongue.

FAQ

What does 舌 (shé) mean in Chinese?

tongue; bell clapper

How do you write 舌 in stroke order?

舌 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 舌?

舌 is the radical in 舌. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 舌?

舌头 (shétou): tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information; 七嘴八舌 (qīzuǐ-bāshé): lively discussion with everybody talking at once.