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charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛇* | 蛇* | *蛇
snake / serpent / CL: 條|条
HSK 5
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it
HSK 7-9
(of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
snake skin
to extract / to remove / to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
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  *虺* | 虺* | *虺
mythical venomous snake
poisonous insect (or spider etc); venomous snake / (slang) junkie
snake (as one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals 生肖)
lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom)
snake venom
Fahai, name of the evil Buddhist monk in Tale of the White Snake 白蛇傳|白蛇传
(coll.) snake
snake gall (used in TCM)
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
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  *蚹* | 蚹* | *蚹
scales on the belly of a snake, aiding locomotion / snail / to crawl
water snake
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  *巳* | 巳* | *巳
6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake / ancient Chinese compass point: 150°
S-shaped / serpentine / coiled like a snake
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
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  *蝮* | 蝮* | *蝮
insect / poisonous snake (archaic)
lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom) / fig. a mix of good people and scumbags
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful
snake melon / loofah
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
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  *镻* | 镻* | *镻
name of poisonous snake in ancient text
bite (e.g. snake bite, mosquito bite)
ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body
venomous snake / fig. vicious person
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
dimple / heat-sensing facial pit of a snake
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
snake melon
once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
snake plant aka mother-in-law's tongue (Dracaena trifasciata)
Jinshan Temple, where Fahai lives (from Madam White Snake)
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
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
snake halberd
lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
Mahoraga, snake's headed Indian deity / a protector deity of Buddhist law
water snake / colubrid / racer
(name of a person) Bai Suzhen, from Madame White Snake
Tale of the White Snake / Madame White Snake
(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)
Entechinus major (kind of snake)
fuse; wick / forked tongue (of a snake)
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
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001)
lit. legs on a snake / sth superfluous
head of a snake / human smuggler
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish


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