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The Chinese word for tongue is
舌头

shé tou



tongue

Chinese Definition


tongue
     1. 名词. 舌头、舌
     2. 名词. 岩舌
Components
     1. (anatomy) tongue
     2. tongue-shaped object
     3. clapper of a bell
     4. Variant of ?
     1. Simplified form of 頭



Translations for and their definitions

舌頭
     1. n. tongue
     2. n. (Min Bei) tip of a tongue
     3. n. (Beijing) clapper of a bell
     4. n. (Beijing) endocarp of a persimmon
     5. n. (dated) ability to talk
     6. n. (dated) enemy operative captured to extract information
     7. v. (archaic) to gossip


舌头
     1. Simplified form of 舌頭


     1. (anatomy) tongue
     2. tongue-shaped object
     3. clapper of a bell
     4. Variant of ?


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Pronunciation


shé tou

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