蛇 虵 she2
variant of 蛇

蛇 蛇 she2
snake; serpent

strokes 11
radical
虫
虫
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矮脚白花蛇利草 矮腳白花蛇利草 ai3 jiao3 bai2 hua1 she2 li4 cao3
see 白花蛇舌草

八岐大蛇 八岐大蛇 ba1 qi2 da4 she2
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

白花蛇 白花蛇 bai2 hua1 she2
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

白花蛇舌草 白花蛇舌草 bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3
Hedyotis diffusa

白蛇传 白蛇傳 bai2 she2 zhuan4
Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake

杯弓蛇影 杯弓蛇影 bei1 gong1 she2 ying3
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful

长蛇阵 長蛇陣 chang2 she2 zhen4
single-line formation (army); fig. long line

长蛇座 長蛇座 chang2 she2 zuo4
Hydra (constellation)

翠青蛇 翠青蛇 cui4 qing1 she2
Entechinus major (kind of snake)

打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 da3 cao3 jing1 she2
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake; to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom)

打蛇不死 打蛇不死 da3 she2 bu4 si3
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

打蛇不死，后患无穷 打蛇不死，後患無窮 da3 she2 bu4 si3 - hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2
beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud

大蛇丸 大蛇丸 da4 she2 wan2
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series

地头蛇 地頭蛇 di4 tou2 she2
local bully; tyrant; regional mafia boss

毒蛇 毒蛇 du2 she2
viper

佛口蛇心 佛口蛇心 fo2 kou3 she2 xin1
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous

蝮蛇 蝮蛇 fu4 she2
venomous snake

黑腹蛇鹈 黑腹蛇鵜 hei1 fu4 she2 ti2
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

黑眉蝮蛇 黑眉蝮蛇 hei1 mei2 fu4 she2
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hu3 tou2 she2 wei3
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

滑鼠蛇 滑鼠蛇 hua2 shu3 she2
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)

画蛇添足 畫蛇添足 hua4 she2 tian1 zu2
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it

黄颔蛇 黃頷蛇 huang2 han4 she2
adder (zoology)

巨蛇尾 巨蛇尾 ju4 she2 wei3
serpens cauda

巨蛇座 巨蛇座 ju4 she2 zuo4
Serpens (constellation)

蝰蛇 蝰蛇 kui2 she2
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)

龙蛇混杂 龍蛇混雜 long2 she2 hun4 za2
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom); fig. a mix of good people and scumbags

龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 long2 tou2 she2 wei3
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

鲁蛇 魯蛇 lu3 she2
(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)

蟒蛇 蟒蛇 mang3 she2
python; boa

牛鬼蛇神 牛鬼蛇神 niu2 gui3 she2 shen2
evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters; (political) bad elements

强龙不压地头蛇 強龍不壓地頭蛇 qiang2 long2 bu4 ya1 di4 tou2 she2
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

蚺蛇 蚺蛇 ran2 she2
boa

人蛇 人蛇 ren2 she2
illegal immigrant

人蛇集团 人蛇集團 ren2 she2 ji2 tuan2
human smuggling syndicate; snakehead gang

人头蛇身 人頭蛇身 ren2 tou2 she2 shen1
human head, snake's body; cf Nüwa 女娲氏 and Fuxi 伏羲氏 in some versions of mythology

人心不足蛇吞象 人心不足蛇吞象 ren2 xin1 bu4 zu2 she2 tun1 xiang4
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

三索锦蛇 三索錦蛇 san1 suo3 jin3 she2
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

蛇胆 蛇膽 she2 dan3
snake gall (used in TCM)

蛇岛 蛇島 she2 dao3
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

蛇岛蝮 蛇島蝮 she2 dao3 fu4
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

蛇雕 蛇鵰 she2 diao1
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

蛇毒 蛇毒 she2 du2
snake venom

蛇毒素 蛇毒素 she2 du2 su4
snake toxin

蛇夫座 蛇夫座 she2 fu1 zuo4
Ophiuchus (constellation)

蛇管 蛇管 she2 guan3
flexible hose

蛇蒿 蛇蒿 she2 hao1
tarragon

蛇龙珠 蛇龍珠 she2 long2 zhu1
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)

蛇绿混杂 蛇綠混雜 she2 lv4 hun4 za2
ophiolite melange (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩 蛇綠混雜岩 she2 lv4 hun4 za2 yan2
ophiolite (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩带 蛇綠混雜岩帶 she2 lv4 hun4 za2 yan2 dai4
ophiolite belt (geology)

蛇绿岩 蛇綠岩 she2 lv4 yan2
ophiolite (geology)

蛇麻草 蛇麻草 she2 ma2 cao3
hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer

蛇年 蛇年 she2 nian2
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

蛇皮 蛇皮 she2 pi2
snake skin

蛇皮果 蛇皮果 she2 pi2 guo3
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)

蛇头 蛇頭 she2 tou2
head of a snake; human smuggler

蛇纹石 蛇紋石 she2 wen2 shi2
serpentine (geology)

蛇纹岩 蛇紋岩 she2 wen2 yan2
serpentine (geology)

蛇形 蛇形 she2 xing2
S-shaped; serpentine; coiled like a snake

蛇行 蛇行 she2 xing2
to creep; to zigzag; to meander; to weave

蛇足 蛇足 she2 zu2
lit. legs on a snake; sth superfluous

水蛇 水蛇 shui3 she2
water snake

水蛇腰 水蛇腰 shui3 she2 yao1
slender and supple waist; lithe body; feminine pose

水蛇座 水蛇座 shui3 she2 zuo4
Hydrus (constellation)

四脚蛇 四腳蛇 si4 jiao3 she2
lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴

巳蛇 巳蛇 si4 she2
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

五步蛇 五步蛇 wu3 bu4 she2
Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper; also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)

响尾蛇 響尾蛇 xiang3 wei3 she2
rattlesnake

虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xu1 yu3 wei1 yi2
to feign civility (idiom)

盐蛇 鹽蛇 yan2 she2
(dialect) gecko

眼镜蛇 眼鏡蛇 yan3 jing4 she2
cobra

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 yi1 nian2 bei4 she2 yao3 shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2
bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 yi1 zhao1 bei4 she2 yao3 - shi2 nian2 pa4 jing3 sheng2
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope; once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

引蛇出洞 引蛇出洞 yin3 she2 chu1 dong4
lit. to pull a snake from its hole; to expose a malefactor (idiom)

印度眼镜蛇 印度眼鏡蛇 yin4 du4 yan3 jing4 she2
Indian Cobra (Naja naja)

游蛇 游蛇 you2 she2
water snake; colubrid; racer

竹叶青蛇 竹葉青蛇 zhu2 ye4 qing1 she2
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)