蛇 shé snake

Measure word: 条

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 蛇 is in band 5. HSK 5 explained

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中蛇means snake. Picture two friends hiking on a warm afternoon when one of them freezes, pointing at the path ahead. That's when they would say it, very quietly. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

蛇 is written in 11 strokes.

蛇 — the Chinese character for snake (shé), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 蛇 — snake

Senses

snake
serpent

Related words

Where 蛇 lives

HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 5 Practise Topic: Animals Practise Topic: Nature Practise Measure words Practise

蛇 is pronounced shé and means “snake”.