蛇 (shé) means “variant of 蛇”. It is an HSK 5 word.

How is 蛇 pronounced?

蛇 is pronounced “shé” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 蛇?

蛇 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 蛇 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5noun

Traditional: 虵

shé

蛇 (shé) means “variant of 蛇”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character (traditional 虵) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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草丛中突然窜出一条蛇把我吓了一大跳惊。

Cǎocóng zhōng tūrán cuàn chū yī tiáo shé bǎ wǒ xià le yī dà tiào jīng.

A snake suddenly darted out from the grass, giving me a big fright.

What does 蛇 mean?: 蛇 (shé) means “variant of 蛇”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 蛇 pronounced?: 蛇 is pronounced “shé” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 蛇?: 蛇 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 蛇?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 蛇 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27