舌 (sit6 sit3 | she2) : tongue

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舌

sit6 sit3

she2

[1] the tongue
[2] tongue-shaped object
[3] words; speech

Jyutping sit6 is the more popular standard reading; variant sit3 is now rarely used.

Stroke count: 6

Level: 1

Radical: 舌 (#135)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

舌

This word has been viewed 7904 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jul 2013 10:22

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長舌 coeng4 sit6 chang2 she2 = loquacious; to have a loose tongue; blabbermouth

舌頭 sit6 tau4 she2 tou2 = the tongue

七嘴八舌 cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit6 qi1 zui3 ba1 she2 = (idiom) all talking at once; a lively conversation; a clash of opinions

口甜舌滑 hau2 tim4 sit6 waat6 kou3 tian2 she2 hua2 = smarmy; sweet talk

龍舌蘭酒 lung4 sit6 laan4 zau2 = tequila

喉舌 hau4 sit6 hou2 she2 = conduit; mouthpiece

吃口吃舌 gat6 hau2 gat6 sit6 = to stammer; to stutter 粵

舌根 sit6 gan1 = [n] root of the tongue

舌音 sit6 jam1 = [n] lingual sounds; dental plosives and liquids

卷舌音 gyun2 sit6 jam1 = [ling.] retroflex (sound made with tongue rolled back)
See all 37 compounds (CantoDict reports 36 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 舌
Unicode code for this character: U+820c (off-site link)

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