舌头 (shétou): tongue

Measure Word

一条舌头 tiáo

Meanings

1 tongue

Characters

Tongue + suffix - the tongue (body part).

Examples

HSK 4

他说话很快，好像舌头打结了。

Tā shuōhuà hěnkuài, hǎoxiàng shétou dǎjié le.

He speaks so fast, it's like his tongue is tied in knots.

HSK 5

伸出舌头让我看看。

Shēnchū shétou ràng wǒ kànkan.

Stick out your tongue and let me see.

HSK 7-9

吃辣的东西舌头会发麻。

Chī là de dōngxi shétou huì fāmá.

Eating spicy food makes your tongue go numb.

Tips

memory

The character 舌 looks like a mouth (口) with something sticking out of it - a tongue!

Stroke Order

舌 shé

头 tóu

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