蛇形 shé xíng ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ se4 jing4
- S-shaped
- serpentine
- coiled like a snake
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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
- 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
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- 水蛇 shuǐ shé ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄜˊ seoi2 se4 water snake
- 游蛇 yóu shé ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ jau4 se4 water snake
- 蚺蛇 rán shé ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄜˊ jim4 se4 boa
- 蛇信 shé xìn ㄕㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ se4 seon3 snake's tongue
- 蛇岛 蛇島 Shé dǎo ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄠˇ se4 dou2 Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes
- 蛇年 shé nián ㄕㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ se4 nin4 Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
- 蛇果 Shé guǒ ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ se4 gwo2 Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
- 蛇毒 shé dú ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄨˊ se4 duk6 snake venom
- 蛇皮 shé pí ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄧˊ se4 pei4 snake skin
- 蛇矛 shé máo ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ se4 maau4 ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
- 蛇管 shé guǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ se4 gun2 flexible hose
- 蛇胆 蛇膽 shé dǎn ㄕㄜˊ ㄉㄢˇ se4 daam2 snake gall (used in TCM)
- 蛇莓 shé méi ㄕㄜˊ ㄇㄟˊ se4 mui4 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
- 蛇蒿 shé hāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄠ se4 hou1 tarragon
- 蛇藨 shé pāo ㄕㄜˊ ㄆㄠ se4 biu1 Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
形
- 原形 yuán xíng ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jyun4 jing4 original shape
- 圆形 圓形 yuán xíng ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jyun4 jing4 round
- 图形 圖形 tú xíng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ tou4 jing4 picture
- 地形 dì xíng ㄉㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ dei6 jing4 topography
- 外形 wài xíng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ngoi6 jing4 figure
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- 形势 形勢 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 sai3 circumstances
- 形容 xíng róng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ jing4 jung4 to describe
- 形式 xíng shì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ jing4 sik1 outer appearance
- 形态 形態 xíng tài ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ jing4 taai3 shape
- 形成 xíng chéng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥˊ jing4 sing4 to form; to take shape
- 形状 形狀 xíng zhuàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄤˋ jing4 zong6 form; shape
- 形象 xíng xiàng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jing4 zoeng6 image
- 形体 形體 xíng tǐ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧˇ jing4 tai2 figure
- 情形 qíng xing ㄑㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ cing4 jing4 circumstances
- 有形 yǒu xíng ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jau5 jing4 material; tangible; visible
- 无形 無形 wú xíng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mou4 jing4 incorporeal
- 畸形 jī xíng ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ kei1 jing4 deformed; malformed
- 变形 變形 biàn xíng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bin3 jing4 to become deformed; to change shape; to morph
- 队形 隊形 duì xíng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ deoi6 jing4 formation
- 隐形 隱形 yǐn xíng ㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jan2 jing4 invisible
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)
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- 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
- 虎头蛇尾 虎頭蛇尾 hǔ tóu shé wěi ㄏㄨˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ fu2 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 龙蛇混杂 龍蛇混雜 lóng shé hùn zá ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄗㄚˊ lung4 se4 wan6 zaap6 lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
- 龙头蛇尾 龍頭蛇尾 lóng tóu shé wěi ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ lung4 tau4 se4 mei5 lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
- 虚与委蛇 虛與委蛇 xū yǔ wēi yí ㄒㄩ ㄩˇ ㄨㄟ ㄧˊ heoi1 jyu5 wai1 ji4 (idiom) to feign civility
- 引蛇出洞 yǐn shé chū dòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ jan5 se4 ceot1 dung6 lit. to pull a snake from its hole
- 彪形大汉 彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 放浪形骸 fàng làng xíng hái ㄈㄤˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ fong3 long6 jing4 haai4 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
- 怒形于色 怒形於色 nù xíng yú sè ㄋㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋ nou6 jing4 jyu1 sik1 to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
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- 奇形怪状 奇形怪狀 qí xíng guài zhuàng ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ kei4 jing4 gwaai3 zong6 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
- 如影随形 如影隨形 rú yǐng suí xíng ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄥˇ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jyu4 jing2 ceoi4 jing4 lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
- 神劳形瘁 神勞形瘁 shén láo xíng cuì ㄕㄣˊ ㄌㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄘㄨㄟˋ san4 lou4 jing4 seoi6 to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)
- 土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái ㄊㄨˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄞˊ tou2 muk6 jing4 haai4 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
- 相形见绌 相形見絀 xiāng xíng jiàn chù ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨˋ soeng1 jing4 gin3 zyut3 to pale by comparison (idiom)
- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 形同虚设 形同虛設 xíng tóng xū shè ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩ ㄕㄜˋ jing4 tung4 heoi1 cit3 to exist in name only