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HSK
6

tongue

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

she2tou5 shétou

Meaning


Primary

tongue

Mnemonic


To remember 舌頭 tongue, picture a [5] quiet 頭 child that is sticking their 舌 tongue out in protest at something.

Usage


他 的 舌頭 很 長。

His tongue is very long.

我 咬 到 了 我 的 舌頭。

I bit my tongue.

他 的 舌頭 被 燙 到 了。

His tongue got burned.