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Meaning of 蛇

Pinyin shé、 yí

Radical

虫

Strokes

Definition

snake / serpent

Usage

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蛇 (shé) 1. A type of reptile with a long, slender body, covered in scales, and lacking limbs. There are many species, some of which are venomous while others are not. They typically feed on frogs and mice, while large snakes may consume larger animals. (En: A type of reptile; snake; serpent) 2. Symbolizes rulers, gentlemen, etc. (En: Emperor; gentleman) 3. One of the twelve zodiac animals, associated with the Earthly Branch "巳". (En: Snake) 形 (Meaning as an adjective): 1. Shaped like a snake; resembling a snake. (En: Snaky; snakey) 2. See also yí. 引文 (Citations): 1. In "Shuo Wen": "蛇, it is or from insects." 2. In "Zuo Zhuan, Year 28 of Duke Xiang": "蛇乘龙. Note: 'The snake is the star of the valiant and the star of the void and danger.'" 3. In "Guo Yu, Wu Yu": "For a snake, would it not be crushed? What about the snake?" 4. In "Hong Ji, Five Elements": "Draco's sin." 5. In "Li Ji, Xiang She Li Ji": "Dragon heads among snakes crossing." 6. In "Shijing, Xiao Ya, Si Gan": "维虺维蛇." 7. In Liu Zongyuan's "Capturing the Snake": "In the fields of Yongzhou, there is a strange snake, black and white-spotted." Examples: - 蛇豕 (referring to greedy and violent people) - 蛇虺 (referring to someone with a cruel and vicious nature) - 蛇食 (to swallow as a snake does) - 蛇蜕 (the shed skin of a snake) - 蛇解 (the shedding of skin) - 蛇入鼠出 (used metaphorically for secretive actions) - 蛇行鼠步 (describing someone timid and cautious) - 蛇盘鬼附 (metaphor for mutual collusion) - 蛇蟠蚓结 (metaphor for mutual conspirators) - 蛇心佛口 (referring to hypocrisy, being malicious inside while appearing good outside) - 蛇雀之报 (a term for expressing gratitude or repaying kindness; perceiving oneself as a snake or a sparrow when repaying kindness) 形 (Meaning as an adjective): 1. Shaped like a snake; resembling a snake. (En: Snaky; snakey) Examples: - 蛇弓 (name of a bow) - 蛇丹 (name of a skin condition in traditional Chinese medicine; skin eruptions forming a band-like shape similar to a snake) - 蛇矛 (name of an ancient type of spear shaped like a snake) 另见 (See also): 1. yí (委蛇): Referring to contexts related to the word "委". 1. 〔委（wěi）～〕See "委2".

蛇咬伤 shé yǎo shāng

snake bite

响尾蛇 xiǎng wěi shé

rattlesnake

杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful

毒蛇 dú shé

viper

画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it

蛇纹石 shé wén shí

serpentine (geology)

蝰蛇 kuí shé

forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)

蕲蛇 qí shé

long-noded pit viper

金蛇 jīn shé

Golden snake

蛇岛 Shé dǎo

Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes

蟒蛇 mǎng shé

python / boa

牛鬼蛇神 niú guǐ shé shén

evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements

蛇头 shé tóu

head of a snake / human smuggler

海蛇 hǎi shé

sea snake / Hydrophis cyanocinctus / sea serpent

蛇毒 shé dú

snake venom

蝮蛇 fù shé

venomous snake

眼镜蛇 yǎn jìng shé

cobra

青蛇 qīng shé

green snake

水蛇 shuǐ shé

water snake

打草惊蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé

lit. beat the grass to scare the snake / to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

蛇形 shé xíng

S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake

蛇胆 shé dǎn

snake gall (used in TCM)

蛇蝎 shé xiē

snakes and scorpions -- vicious people

灵蛇 líng shé

Spirit Snake

白蛇 bái shé

white snake

蛇蜕 shé tuì

pillis ophidiae / snake slough

蛇蟠 shé pán

Snake pan