Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 它 represents the sound. Originally written as 它.
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蛇
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
蛇
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
蛇
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
蛇
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
蛇
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
蛇
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
蛇
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
蛇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蛇
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蛇
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蛇
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
蛇
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蛇
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蛇
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蛇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蛇 [shé]
snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiáo]
Japanese
noun
- snake (じゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes)
- serpent; large snake
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蛇 へび
Hebi surname
CHINESE WORDS (120)
毒蛇 [dúshé] #7,472
viper
眼镜蛇 [yǎnjìngshé] #12,116
cobra
眼镜蛇 [yǎnjìngshé] #12,116
cobra
蛇头 [shétóu] #16,012
head of a snake
蛇头 [shétóu] #16,012
head of a snake
蟒蛇 [mǎngshé] #19,883
python
响尾蛇 [xiǎngwěishé] #13,823
rattlesnake
响尾蛇 [xiǎngwěishé] #13,823
rattlesnake
打草惊蛇 [dǎcǎojīngshé] #17,078
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
打草惊蛇 [dǎcǎojīngshé] #17,078
lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (102)
大蛇 [だいじゃ] #15,560
big snake
⭐ 蛇口 [じゃぐち] #16,163
faucet
毒蛇 [どくじゃ] #26,961
venomous snake
⭐ 蛇行 [だこう] #27,421
meandering
⭐ 長蛇の列 [ちょうだのれつ] #35,446
long line
やぶ蛇 [やぶへび] #40,366
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself
白蛇 [しろへび] #41,858
albino Japanese rat snake
蛇足 [だそく] #43,232
redundancy
海蛇 [うみへび] #48,861
sea snake
蛇腹 [じゃばら] #52,427
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.)
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KOREAN WORDS (3)