蛇

The character "蛇" has 11 strokes. "蛇" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "蛇" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "蛇" are "shé" "yí" . View the stroke order of "蛇">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "蛇"

n.: snake; serpent

• snake : n.蛇；阴险的人；奸诈的人；蛇形浮动汇率制；管道疏通器；无肢蜥蜴
• serpent : n.巨蛇；蛇形管；蛇形号；龙；撒旦；似蛇的爬行动物；奸诈狡猾的人

Form words with "蛇"

一条蛇 a snake

蛇毒素 venin

马鞭蛇 coachwhip; coachwhip snake

环颈蛇 ring-necked snake

蛇的毒腺 viper's poison glands

Example phrases using "蛇"

• 蛇无头不行，我们先得选出个头来。

  Nothing can be accomplished without a leader, so we must choose one first.

• 蛇冬眠/爬行/盘绕/蜕皮。

  Snakes hibernate/crawl/coil/moult.

• 一提起蛇，我就起鸡皮疙瘩。

  The mere mention of a snake raised goose bumps on my skin. / I get goose pimples at the mere mention of a snake.

• 一看见蛇她就感到毛骨悚然。

  She is horrified at the sight of a snake.

• 蛇把鸡蛋吞食到肚子里。

  The snake devoured an egg.

• 那条蛇盘绕在树枝上。

  The snake wreathed itself around/twisted round a branch.

• 一条蛇蜿蜒爬过道路。

  A snake wriggled across the road.

• 那条蛇舒徐爬进地洞。

  The snake crawled sluggishly into a hole.

• 一条蛇潜伏在草丛中。

  A snake was lurking in the grass.

• 一条蛇僵死在路旁。

  A snake lay dead on the roadside.