snake
Animated Stroke Order 蛇
Stroke Order Diagrams 蛇
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HSK Vocabulary: 蛇
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 蛇 is used in context
1
zài在
yě野
wài外
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
dú毒
shé蛇
。
Be careful of venomous snakes in the wild.
2
míng明
nián年
shì是
shé蛇
nián年
。
Next year is the Year of the Snake.
3
zhè这
ge个
bāo包
shì是
yòng用
shé蛇
pí皮
zuò做
de的
。
This bag is made of snakeskin.
4
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
huà画
hǎo好
le了
shé蛇
，
què却
yòu又
jiā加
shàng上
le了
jiǎo脚
，
zhēn真
shì是
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
。
He had already drawn a snake, but then added feet to it, which was truly drawing legs on a snake.
5
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
yǐ已
jīng经
hěn很
wán完
měi美
le了
，
nǐ你
zài再
xiū修
gǎi改
fǎn反
ér而
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
。
This plan is already perfect; your further modifications would be like drawing legs on a snake.
6
zài在
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhōng中
，
tā他
běn本
lái来
kě可
yǐ以
jiǎn简
jié洁
dì地
jié结
shù束
，
què却
huà画
shé蛇
tiān添
zú足
dì地
jiā加
le了
yī一
duàn段
wú无
guān关
de的
nèi内
róng容
。
In his speech, he could have ended concisely, but he unnecessarily added an irrelevant section, like drawing legs on a snake.
Information
Traditional蛇
Radical虫
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1445
Zhuyinㄕㄜˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+86C7
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Cultural note
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