蛇信
蛇信 shé xìn ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ se4 seon3
- snake's tongue
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 蛇 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
蛇
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 人蛇 rén shé ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ jan4 se4 illegal immigrant (esp. one smuggled across borders)
- 委蛇 wēi yí ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ wai2 se4 variant of 逶迤[wei1 yi2]
- 巳蛇 sì shé ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˊ zi6 se4 Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 毒蛇 dú shé ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄜˊ duk6 se4 viper
- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
Idioms with these characters
- 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˊ ㄧㄥˇ bui1 gung1 se4 jing2 lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
- 笔走龙蛇筆走龍蛇 bǐ zǒu lóng shé ㄅㄧˇ ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ bat1 zau2 lung4 se4 lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom)
- 打草惊蛇打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn ㄈㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fat6 hau2 se4 sam1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
- 画蛇添足畫蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˊ waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- 半信半疑 bàn xìn bàn yí ㄅㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄢˋ ㄧˊ bun3 seon3 bun3 ji4 (idiom) half believing, half doubting; not quite convinced; skeptical
- 背信弃义背信棄義 bèi xìn qì yì ㄅㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄧˋ ㄧˋ bui3 seon3 hei3 ji6 breaking faith and abandoning right (idiom); to betray
- 难以置信難以置信 nán yǐ zhì xìn ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ naan4 ji5 zi3 seon3 (idiom) hard to believe; incredible
- 破除迷信 pò chú mí xìn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ po3 ceoi4 mai4 seon3 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
- 深信不疑 shēn xìn bù yí ㄕㄣ ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ sam1 seon3 bat1 ji4 to believe firmly without any doubt (idiom)