| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蛇 | 虵 | shé | - variant of 蛇[she2] |
| 蛇 | 蛇 | shé | - snake - serpent - CL:條|条[tiao2] |
| 人蛇 | 人蛇 | rénshé | - illegal immigrant |
| 巳蛇 | 巳蛇 | sìshé | - Year 6, year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) |
| 毒蛇 | 毒蛇 | dúshé | - viper |
| 水蛇 | 水蛇 | shuǐshé | - water snake |
| 游蛇 | 游蛇 | yóushé | - water snake - colubrid - racer |
| 蚺蛇 | 蚺蛇 | ránshé | - boa |
| 蛇岛 | 蛇島 | Shédǎo | - Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes |
| 蛇年 | 蛇年 | shénián | - Year of the Snake (e.g. 2001) |
| 蛇形 | 蛇形 | shéxíng | - S-shaped - serpentine - coiled like a snake |
| 蛇毒 | 蛇毒 | shédú | - snake venom |
| 蛇皮 | 蛇皮 | shépí | - snake skin |
| 蛇管 | 蛇管 | shéguǎn | - flexible hose |
| 蛇胆 | 蛇膽 | shédǎn | - snake gall (used in TCM) |
| 蛇蒿 | 蛇蒿 | shéhāo | - tarragon |
| 蛇足 | 蛇足 | shézú | - lit. legs on a snake - sth superfluous |
| 蛇头 | 蛇頭 | shétóu | - head of a snake - human smuggler |
| 蛇雕 | 蛇鵰 | shédiāo | - (Chinese bird species) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) |
| 蝮蛇 | 蝮蛇 | fùshé | - venomous snake |
| 蝰蛇 | 蝰蛇 | kuíshé | - forest or meadow viper (Vipera russelii siamensis or similar) |
| 蟒蛇 | 蟒蛇 | mǎngshé | - python - boa |
| 鲁蛇 | 魯蛇 | lǔshé | - (Taiwan slang) loser (loanword) |
| 盐蛇 | 鹽蛇 | yánshé | - (dialect) gecko |
| 五步蛇 | 五步蛇 | wǔbùshé | - Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper - also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces) |
| 四脚蛇 | 四腳蛇 | sìjiǎoshé | - lizard - common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4] |
| 地头蛇 | 地頭蛇 | dìtóushé | - local bully - tyrant - regional mafia boss |
| 大蛇丸 | 大蛇丸 | Dàshéwán | - Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero - Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series |
| 巨蛇尾 | 巨蛇尾 | jùshéwěi | - serpens cauda |
| 巨蛇座 | 巨蛇座 | Jùshézuò | - Serpens (constellation) |
| 水蛇座 | 水蛇座 | Shuǐshézuò | - Hydrus (constellation) |
| 水蛇腰 | 水蛇腰 | shuǐshéyāo | - slender and supple waist - lithe body - feminine pose |
| 滑鼠蛇 | 滑鼠蛇 | huáshǔshé | - Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus) |
| 白花蛇 | 白花蛇 | báihuāshé | - long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus) |
| 白蛇传 | 白蛇傳 | BáiShéZhuàn | - Tale of the White Snake - Madame White Snake |
| 眼镜蛇 | 眼鏡蛇 | yǎnjìngshé | - cobra |
| 翠青蛇 | 翠青蛇 | cuìqīngshé | - Entechinus major (kind of snake) |
| 蛇夫座 | 蛇夫座 | Shéfūzuò | - Ophiuchus (constellation) |
| 蛇岛蝮 | 蛇島蝮 | Shédǎofù | - Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds |
| 蛇毒素 | 蛇毒素 | shédúsù | - snake toxin |
| 蛇皮果 | 蛇皮果 | shépíguǒ | - salak (Salacca zalacca) (fruit) |
| 蛇纹岩 | 蛇紋岩 | shéwényán | - serpentine (geology) |
| 蛇纹石 | 蛇紋石 | shéwénshí | - serpentine (geology) |
| 蛇绿岩 | 蛇綠岩 | shélǜyán | - ophiolite (geology) |
| 蛇麻草 | 蛇麻草 | shémácǎo | - hop (Humulus lupulus), climbing plant whose flower cones are used in brewing beer |
| 蛇龙珠 | 蛇龍珠 | Shélóngzhū | - Cabernet Gernischt (grape type) |
| 长蛇座 | 長蛇座 | Chángshézuò | - Hydra (constellation) |
| 长蛇阵 | 長蛇陣 | chángshézhèn | - single-line formation (army) - fig. long line |
| 响尾蛇 | 響尾蛇 | xiǎngwěishé | - rattlesnake |
| 黄颔蛇 | 黃頷蛇 | huánghànshé | - adder (zoology) |
| 三索锦蛇 | 三索錦蛇 | sānsuǒjǐnshé | - copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake |
| 人蛇集团 | 人蛇集團 | rénshéjítuán | - human smuggling syndicate - snakehead gang |
| 人头蛇身 | 人頭蛇身 | réntóushéshēn | - human head, snake's body - cf Nüwa 女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology |
| 佛口蛇心 | 佛口蛇心 | fókǒushéxīn | - words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced - malicious and duplicitous |
| 八岐大蛇 | 八岐大蛇 | BāqíDàshé | - Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) |
| 引蛇出洞 | 引蛇出洞 | yǐnshéchūdòng | - lit. to pull a snake from its hole - to expose a malefactor (idiom) |
| 打草惊蛇 | 打草驚蛇 | dǎcǎojīngshé | - lit. beat the grass to scare the snake - to inadvertently alert an enemy - to punish sb as a warning to others (idiom) |
| 打蛇不死 | 打蛇不死 | dǎshébùsǐ | - beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud |
| 杯弓蛇影 | 杯弓蛇影 | bēigōngshéyǐng | - lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions - overly fearful |
| 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 | huàshétiānzú | - lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous - to overdo it |
| 竹叶青蛇 | 竹葉青蛇 | zhúyèqīngshé | - Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) |
| 虎头蛇尾 | 虎頭蛇尾 | hǔtóushéwěi | - lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
| 虚与委蛇 | 虛與委蛇 | xūyǔwēishé | - pretense at complying (idiom); sham gestures of politeness |
| 蛇绿混杂 | 蛇綠混雜 | shélǜhùnzá | - ophiolite melange (geology) |
| 黑眉蝮蛇 | 黑眉蝮蛇 | hēiméifùshé | - Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds |
| 黑腹蛇鹈 | 黑腹蛇鵜 | hēifùshétí | - (Chinese bird species) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) |
| 龙头蛇尾 | 龍頭蛇尾 | lóngtóushéwěi | - lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
| 印度眼镜蛇 | 印度眼鏡蛇 | YìndùYǎnjìngshé | - Indian Cobra (Naja naja) |
| 白花蛇舌草 | 白花蛇舌草 | báihuāshéshécǎo | - Hedyotis diffusa |
| 蛇绿混杂岩 | 蛇綠混雜岩 | shélǜhùnzáyán | - ophiolite (geology) |
| 蛇绿混杂岩带 | 蛇綠混雜岩帶 | shélǜhùnzáyándài | - ophiolite belt (geology) |
| 人心不足蛇吞象 | 人心不足蛇吞象 | rénxīnbùzúshétūnxiàng | - a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom) |
| 强龙不压地头蛇 | 強龍不壓地頭蛇 | qiánglóngbùyādìtóushé | - lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law |
| 矮脚白花蛇利草 | 矮腳白花蛇利草 | ǎijiǎobáihuāshélìcǎo | - see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3] |
| 打蛇不死，后患无穷 | 打蛇不死，後患無窮 | dǎshébùsǐ,hòuhuànwúqióng | - beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud |
| 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 | 一年被蛇咬十年怕井繩 | yīniánbèishéyǎoshíniánpàjǐngshéng | - bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy |
| 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 | 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩 | yīzhāobèishéyǎo,shíniánpàjǐngshéng | - once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope - once bitten, twice shy (idiom) |
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