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蛇蚓
蛇蚓 (shé yǐn): Snake and earthworm (calligraphy term) (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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蛇 • shé • snake; serpent • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
shé
蛇
snake; serpent
蚓 • yǐn • earthworm
yǐn
蚓
earthworm
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More common words that include characters from 蛇蚓.
Words with
蛇
画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
draw a snake and add feet to it
小蛇
xiǎo shé
little snake
毒蛇
dú shé
poisonous snake
虺蛇
huǐshé
venomous snake
蛇年
shé nián
Year of the Snake
蝠蛇
fú shé
bat snake (a type of snake)
响尾蛇
xiǎng wěi shé
rattlesnake
眼镜蛇
yǎn jìng shé
cobra
Words with
蚓
蚓螈
yǐn yuán
caecilian (amphibian)
蚯蚓
qiū yǐn
earthworm
蚯蚓洞
qiū yǐn dòng
earthworm burrow
蚯蚓粪
qiū yǐn fèn
earthworm castings
春蚓秋蛇
chūn yǐn qiū shé
Describes poor calligraphy where strokes are twisted and ungraceful, like earthworms in spring and snakes in autumn.
行行蛇蚓
háng háng shé yǐn
Describes handwriting or calligraphy that is messy, twisted, and difficult to read, like snakes and earthworms crawling across the page.
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Example Sentences with 蛇蚓
Tā
他
de
的
zì
字
xiàng
像
shé
蛇
yǐn
蚓
yī
一
yàng
样
wān
弯
qū
曲
。
His characters are as twisted as snakes and earthworms.
Shū
书
fǎ
法
jiā
家
pī
批
píng
评
zhè
这
fú
幅
zuò
作
pǐn
品
bǐ
Zài
在
shū
书
fǎ
法
zhōng
中
，
shé
蛇
yǐn
蚓
cháng
常
yòng
用
笔
huà
画
rú
如
shé
蛇
yǐn
蚓
，
quē
缺
fá
乏
lì
力
dù
度
。
The calligrapher criticized this work's strokes as resembling snakes and earthworms, lacking strength.
lái
来
bǐ
比
yù
喻
bù
不
guī
规
fàn
范
de
的
xiàn
线
tiáo
条
。
In calligraphy, 'snake and earthworm' is often used to describe irregular lines.
