serpent
蛇 is an 11 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shé in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 虵 may be used.
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I see the <serpent> and jump *up* but then remember IT's not vi[ciou]s. IT only eats INSECTS.
by vms5q
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蛇
Definitions for 蛇 pronounced as shé
- snake
- serpent
- CL:條|条[tiao2]
- variant of 蛇[she2]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蛇 — see all
- lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- cobra
- python
- boa
Collections
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