Usage of the character 蛇

variant of 蛇 (shé)

shé

蛇

[蛇]

snake
serpent
CL:條／条 (tiáo)

lǔshé

鲁蛇

[魯蛇]

(slang) loser (loanword) (Tw)

shétóu

蛇头

[蛇頭]

head of a snake
human smuggler

yóushé

游蛇

[游蛇]

water snake
colubrid
racer

shénián

蛇年

[蛇年]

Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)

shépí

蛇皮

[蛇皮]

snake skin

shédiāo

蛇雕

[蛇鵰]

(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

shémáo

蛇矛

[蛇矛]

ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

sìshé

巳蛇

[巳蛇]

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

shémá

蛇麻

[蛇麻]

hops (Humulus lupulus)

fùshé

蝮蛇

[蝮蛇]

Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys)
pit viper

Shéguǒ

蛇果

[蛇果]

Red Delicious (a sort of apple)

shézú

蛇足

[蛇足]

lit. legs on a snake
sth superfluous

kuíshé

蝰蛇

[蝰蛇]

forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)

shédú

蛇毒

[蛇毒]

snake venom

dúshé

毒蛇

[毒蛇]

viper

Shédǎo

蛇岛

[蛇島]

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

shédǎn

蛇胆

[蛇膽]

snake gall (used in TCM)

shuǐshé

水蛇

[水蛇]

water snake

tarragon

shéxíng

蛇行

[蛇行]

to creep
to zigzag
to meander
to weave

shéxíng

蛇形

[蛇形]

S-shaped
serpentine
coiled like a snake

yánshé

盐蛇

[鹽蛇]

(dialect) gecko

rénshé

人蛇

[人蛇]

illegal immigrant

shéguǎn

蛇管

[蛇管]

flexible hose

mǎngshé

蟒蛇

[蟒蛇]

python
boa

shémácǎo

蛇麻草

[蛇麻草]

hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer

chángshézhèn

长蛇阵

[長蛇陣]

single-line formation (army)
fig. long line

dìtóushé

地头蛇

[地頭蛇]

local bully
tyrant
regional mafia boss

báihuāshé

白花蛇

[白花蛇]

long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)

Báishé Zhuàn

白蛇传

[白蛇傳]

Tale of the White Snake
Madame White Snake

xiǎngwěishé

响尾蛇

[響尾蛇]

rattlesnake

Shuǐshézuò

水蛇座

[水蛇座]

Hydrus (constellation)

Jùshézuò

巨蛇座

[巨蛇座]

Serpens (constellation)

huáshǔshé

滑鼠蛇

[滑鼠蛇]

Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)

Shédǎofù

蛇岛蝮

[蛇島蝮]

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

shéjīngbìng

蛇精病

[蛇精病]

(slang) (pun on 神經病／神经病 (shénjīngbìng)) crazy person
nutjob

shélüyán

蛇绿岩

[蛇綠岩]

ophiolite (geology)

huánghànshé

黄颔蛇

[黃頷蛇]

adder (zoology)

sìjiǎoshé

四脚蛇

[四腳蛇]

lizard

Shéfūzuò

蛇夫座

[蛇夫座]

Ophiuchus (constellation)

shédúsù

蛇毒素

[蛇毒素]

venin

yǎnjìngshé

眼镜蛇

[眼鏡蛇]

cobra

shuǐshéyāo

水蛇腰

[水蛇腰]

slender and supple waist
lithe body
feminine pose

shépíguǒ

蛇皮果

[蛇皮果]

salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)

wǔbùshé

五步蛇

[五步蛇]

Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)

shéwénshí

蛇纹石

[蛇紋石]

serpentine (geology)

Chángshézuò

长蛇座

[長蛇座]

Hydra (constellation)

Shélóngzhū

蛇龙珠

[蛇龍珠]

Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)

shéwényán

蛇纹岩

[蛇紋岩]

serpentine (geology)

Dàshéwán

大蛇丸

[大蛇丸]

Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero
Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series

Jùshéwěi

巨蛇尾

[巨蛇尾]

(astronomy) Serpens Cauda

cuìqīngshé

翠青蛇

[翠青蛇]

Entechinus major (kind of snake)

sānsuǒjǐnshé

三索锦蛇

[三索錦蛇]

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

yǐnshéchūdòng

引蛇出洞

[引蛇出洞]

lit. to pull a snake from its hole
to expose a malefactor (idiom)

bēigōngshéyǐng

杯弓蛇影

[杯弓蛇影]

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

xūyǔwēiyí

虚与委蛇

[虛與委蛇]

to feign civility (idiom)

fókǒushéxīn

佛口蛇心

[佛口蛇心]

words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
malicious and duplicitous

lóngtóushéwěi

龙头蛇尾

[龍頭蛇尾]

lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

hēifùshétí

黑腹蛇鹈

[黑腹蛇鵜]

(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

rénshéjítuán

人蛇集团

[人蛇集團]

human smuggling syndicate
snakehead gang

zhàngbāshémáo

丈八蛇矛

[丈八蛇矛]

ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 (chǐ) in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

dǎcǎojīngshé

打草惊蛇

[打草驚蛇]

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

niúguǐshéshén

牛鬼蛇神

[牛鬼蛇神]

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

shélühùnzá

蛇绿混杂

[蛇綠混雜]

ophiolite melange (geology)

hēiméifùshé

黑眉蝮蛇

[黑眉蝮蛇]

Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds

Bāqí Dàshé

八岐大蛇

[八岐大蛇]

Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)

huàshétiānzú

画蛇添足

[畫蛇添足]

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

zhúyèqīngshé

竹叶青蛇

[竹葉青蛇]

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

lóngshéhùnzá

龙蛇混杂

[龍蛇混雜]

lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom)
fig. a mix of good people and scumbags

hǔtóushéwěi

虎头蛇尾

[虎頭蛇尾]

lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish

shélühùnzáyán

蛇绿混杂岩

[蛇綠混雜岩]

ophiolite (geology)

Yìndùyǎnjìngshé

印度眼镜蛇

[印度眼鏡蛇]

Indian cobra (Naja naja)

báihuāshéshécǎo

白花蛇舌草

[白花蛇舌草]

Hedyotis diffusa

shélühùnzáyándài

蛇绿混杂岩带

[蛇綠混雜岩帶]

ophiolite belt (geology)

qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé

强龙不压地头蛇

[強龍不壓地頭蛇]

lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law

rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàng

人心不足蛇吞象

[人心不足蛇吞象]

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo

矮脚白花蛇利草

[矮腳白花蛇利草]

see 白花蛇舌草 (báihuāshéshécǎo)

dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng

打蛇不死，后患无穷

[打蛇不死，後患無窮]

(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue

yīniánbèishéyǎoshíniánpàjǐngshéng

一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳

[一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (idiom)
fig. once bitten, twice shy

yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

[一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩]

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
once bitten, twice shy (idiom)