舌头
Old HSK 6
舌头 (shétou) · tongue
舌头 (shétou) means “tongue”. It is written with 2 characters: 舌 (tongue) + 头 (head). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 舌头 is built
The characters
舌 shé · tongue
What 舌 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
汤太烫，我的舌头被烫了一下。Tāng tài tàng, wǒ de shétou bèi tàng le yíxià.The soup was too hot and burnt my tongue.
小狗伸出舌头喘气。Xiǎogǒu shēnchū shétou chuǎnqì.The puppy stuck out its tongue and panted.
Questions about 舌头
What does 舌头 mean?
舌头 (shétou) means “tongue”.
How do you pronounce 舌头?
舌头 is pronounced shétou.
Which HSK level is 舌头?
舌头 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 骨头gǔtoubone
- 后头hòutoubehind
- 镜头jìngtóucamera lens
Learn 舌头 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 159: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.