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IDENTITY

shésnake

HSK 5Top 1800

CORE MEANING

snake

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.snakeHSK5

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
insect radical (chóng)
strokes
11
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰虫它
    • insect/reptile radical
    • gives the sound shé (historical)

USAGE

Common words

毒蛇dúshépoisonous snake
蛇皮shépísnakeskin

Graded examples

  • 蛇没有脚。Shé méiyǒu jiǎo.HSK4

    Snakes have no feet.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A reptile (虫) that slithers like "it" (它) — a snake.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#1800
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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