Spot 舌
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
舌 component
shé · tongue; bell clapper
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 舌
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue舌Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 舌 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
话=
讠
活=
氵
乱=
+乚
甜=
+甘
刮=
+刂
辞=
+辛
舔=
+忝
舍=
人
括=
扌
适=
辶
恬=
忄
敌=
+攵
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 舌 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
打电话dǎdiànhuà
to make a telephone call
HSK 3.0 · L1电话diànhuàtelephone
HSK 3.0 · L1说话shuōhuàto speak
HSK 3.0 · L1的话dehuàif
HSK 3.0 · L3对话duìhuàto talk
HSK 3.0 · L3刮guāto blow
HSK 3.0 · L3合适héshìsuitable
HSK 3.0 · L3生活shēnghuóto live
HSK 3.0 · L3甜tiánsweet
HSK 3.0 · L3干活儿gànhuórerhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2]
HSK 3.0 · L4话剧huàjùstage play
HSK 3.0 · L4活huóto live
HSK 3.0 · L4