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舌头

舌頭
shétou
noun HSK 6 #3,235

Measure Word

一条舌头 tiáo

Meanings

  1. 1 tongue

Characters

舌
shé
tongue
头
tou
head; suffix
Tongue + suffix - the tongue (body part).

Examples

HSK 5
伸出舌头让我看看。
Shēnchū shétou ràng wǒ kànkan.
Stick out your tongue and let me see.
HSK 5
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 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