The Chinese word for tongue is
舌头
shé tou
Chinese Definition
tongue | |
1. 名词. 舌头、舌 | |
2. 名词. 岩舌 | |
Components | |
舌 | |
1. (anatomy) tongue | |
2. tongue-shaped object | |
3. clapper of a bell | |
4. Variant of ? | |
头 | |
1. Simplified form of 頭 |
Translations for 头 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 |
舌 | |
1. (anatomy) tongue | |
2. tongue-shaped object | |
3. clapper of a bell | |
4. Variant of ? |
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary
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