蛇

variant of 蛇[she2]

snake / serpent / CL:條|条[tiao2]

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variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]

lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy

once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope / once bitten, twice shy (idiom)

ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake

Deinagkistrodon, a venomous pit viper / also called five-paced viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)

a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)

illegal immigrant

human smuggling syndicate / snakehead gang

human head, snake's body / cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nü3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology

Deinagkistrodon acutus, a species of venomous pit viper, aka five-pace viper (i.e. can grow to five paces)