舌 (shé)

tongue

How 舌 is written

Strokes
6
Traditional
舌
Simplified
舌 (unchanged)

Common words using 舌

舌戰 shézhàn
verbal sparring; duel of words
舌頭 shétou
tongue; CL:個|个[ge4]; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé
(saying) a discussion with everybody talking at once
口乾舌燥 kǒugānshézào
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口舌 kǒushé
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round
咋舌 zhàshé
to be speechless; also pr. [ze2 she2]
唇舌 chúnshé
argument; words; lips and tongue
喉舌 hóushé
mouthpiece; spokesperson
嚼舌根 jiáoshégēn
to gossip; to argue unnecessarily
塞舌爾 sàishéěr
the Seychelles
牛舌 niúshé
ox tongue
舌吻 shéwěn
to french kiss; french kiss

舌 in a sentence

小心不要咬到舌頭。

Xiǎoxīn búyào yǎodào shétou.

“Be careful not to bite your tongue.”

How common is 舌?

舌 is the 1,955th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 97% of all running text.

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