shé

common
noun

Meaning of

舌 means tongue; tongue-shaped thing. Pronounced shé.

  • tongue
  • tongue-shaped thing
  • hammer inside a bell or clapper

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Rén
de
shé
tóu
cháng
chū
wèi
dào
 

A human's tongue can taste flavors.

xiǎo
xīn
yǎo
dào
le
shé
 
 

He accidentally bit his tongue.

Shēn
shé
tou
shì
zhǒng
mào
de
xíng
wéi
 

Sticking out one's tongue is considered impolite.

shēng
ràng
shēn
chū
shé
zuò
jiǎn
chá
 
 

The doctor asked him to stick out his tongue for an examination.

yòng
shé
tou
tiǎn
le
tián
zuǐ
chún
 

She licked her lips with her tongue.