舌

jī · ji/shé · she

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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jī 舌

  1. used in 喇舌 (lǎ jī) to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

shé 舌

  1. tongue

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)咬(yǎo)到(dào)了(le)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)舌(shé)头(tou)。

He accidentally bit his own tongue.

02

医(yī)生(shēng)让(ràng)他(tā)伸(shēn)出(chū)舌(shé)头(tou)检(jiǎn)查(chá)喉(hóu)咙(lóng)。

The doctor asked him to stick out his tongue to check his throat.

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