Keyword
tongue
- bell clapper
- Frequency
- #2066
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
shé
Mnemonic
A tongue 千 sticking out of a mouth 口
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
舌头
tongue; enemy soldier captured for the purpose of extracting information
舌
tongue
饶舌
talkative; to blather; to shoot one's mouth off; rap (genre of music)
喉舌
mouthpiece; spokesperson
塞舌尔
the Seychelles
瞠目结舌
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
口舌
dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round
舌尖
tip of tongue; apical
舌吻
to French kiss; French kiss
毒舌
venomous tongue; sharp-tongued; harsh
龙舌兰
agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana; agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
火舌
tongue of flame
七嘴八舌
lively discussion with everybody talking at once
唇舌
argument; words; lips and tongue
舌苔
(TCM) coating on the tongue (examined for the purpose of diagnosis)
口干舌燥
lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
舌战
verbal sparring; duel of words
鸭舌帽
peaked cap
油嘴滑舌
glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking
舌根
back of tongue; tongue root; dorsal
大舌头
(coll.) lisp; one who lisps
长舌
loquacious; to have a loose tongue
咋舌
(literary) to be speechless
巧舌如簧
lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom); fig. to have a glib tongue