Memory phrase for the character: 蛇

蛇



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Meaning

snake, serpent

Pronunciation

 shé

Explanation

 Left: insect 虫 (The body 口 and the sting 厶 of an insect.), right: it (lifeless) 它 (roof 宀, sitting person 匕)

Mnemonic
 
The 'insect' next to the house with the sitting person is: a snake.

Radicals

虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
它 it (lifeless things)
宀 roof
匕 spoon, ladleThis character means: Spoon. - In the explanations it is typically used as a sitting person. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)
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 Vocabulary

毒蛇 dú shé  viper
龙头蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi  lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
黑眉蝮蛇 hēi méi fù shé  Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
巳蛇 sì shé  Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
蟒蛇 mǎng shé  python; boa
蟒蛇 mǎng shé  

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