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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *虵* | 虵* | *虵
variant of
HSK 5
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus)
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
serpentine (geology)
boa
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
used in 委蛇
Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper (lit. "five-pace snake" – supposedly, a person bitten by it can only walk five steps before succumbing to the venom)
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar)
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
evil monsters / (fig.) bad characters / (political) bad elements
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
to feign civility (idiom)
rattlesnake
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
lit. the brush flows with the fluidity of a dragon or snake (idiom) / fig. (of brushwork, esp for calligraphy) lively; vigorous
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
head of a snake / human smuggler
cobra
lizard
single-line formation (army) / fig. long line
(fig.) malevolent; treacherous
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
Cabernet Gernischt (grape type)
water snake
python / boa
to creep / to zigzag / to meander / to weave
Hydra (constellation)
slender and supple waist / lithe body / feminine pose
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
hops (Humulus lupulus)
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys) / pit viper
snake skin
ophiolite (geology)
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
snake venom
Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero / Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series
Serpens (constellation)
flexible hose
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
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit)
Hedyotis diffusa
ophiolite belt (geology)
Red Delicious (a sort of apple)
beautiful but dangerous woman; femme fatale
hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
lit. once bitten by a snake, one is scared all one's life at the mere sight of a rope (saying) / fig. once bitten, twice shy
Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus)
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
(bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
Hydrus (constellation)
water snake / colubrid / racer
snake's tongue
venin
ophiolite (geology)
snake gall (used in TCM)
tarragon
(bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Indian cobra (Naja naja)
(astronomy) Serpens Cauda
viper
illegal immigrant
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
Ophiuchus (constellation)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
(slang) (pun on 神經病|神经病) crazy person / nutjob
serpentine (geology)
ophiolite melange (geology)
Indian strawberry (Potentilla indica)
(Tw) (slang) (loanword) loser
(dialect) gecko
adder (zoology)
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang


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