舌苔

shétāi
noun #68,363

Meanings

  1. 1 tongue coating
  2. 2 the fur on the tongue examined in traditional Chinese medicine

Examples

HSK 3
Měitiān shuāyá shí jìde shuā shétāi.
Remember to brush your tongue coating when you brush your teeth.
HSK 5
Zhōngyī shī kàn le kàn wǒ de shétāi shuō wǒyǒu shīqì.
The TCM doctor looked at my tongue coating and said I had dampness.

Tips

culture
In 中医, tongue diagnosis 望舌 reads color and coating: white and thick = cold or damp, yellow = heat, greasy = phlegm. Doctors routinely ask patients to stick out the tongue.

Stroke Order

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