舌头 (shétou): tongue

Measure Word

一条舌头 tiáo

Meanings

1 tongue

Characters

Tongue + suffix — the tongue (body part).

Examples

伸出舌头让我看看。

Shēn chū shétou ràng wǒ kànkan.

Stick out your tongue and let me see.

吃辣的东西舌头会发麻。

Chī là de dōngxi shétou huì fā má.

Eating spicy food makes your tongue go numb.

他说话很快，好像舌头打结了。

Tā shuōhuà hěn kuài, hǎoxiàng shétou dǎ jié le.

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

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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