Snake in Chinese (Mandarin): 蛇 (shé)
蛇
shé
snake
- Simplified
- 蛇
- Traditional
- 蛇
- Pinyin
- shé
- Typed as
- she
Use it in a sentence
蛇没有脚。
蛇沒有腳。
The snake has no legs.
The characters in 蛇
蛇
Snake. 虫 (creature) is on the left.
11 strokes
Second tone, rising. The snake is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
More examples with 蛇
蛇很长。
蛇很長。
Shé hěn cháng.
The snake is long.
蛇在草里爬。
蛇在草裡爬。
Shé zài cǎo li pá.
The snake slithers through the grass.
How to write 蛇 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
蛇 11 strokes
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