Definitions
(noun)
tongue
Etymology
Depicts a tongue sticking out of a mouth.
About
This ideograph depicts a tongue protruding from a mouth. The lower part represents the open mouth, while the upper structure, originally drawn as a tongue with a tip, has evolved into the modern form of a horizontal stroke over a vertical stroke above a square mouth, though it functions as a single radical. As a standalone character, 舌 means the muscular tongue in the mouth, and it also serves as a common radical in characters related to tasting, licking, and speech. Its meaning can extend to tongue-like objects or mechanisms.
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我的舌头很敏感。
医生检查了我的舌头。
他说话时舌头打结了。
她用舌头舔了舔嘴唇。
这场辩论变成了一场舌战。
舌苔的颜色可以反映健康状况。
为了避免口舌之争，他选择了沉默。
在语言学中，舌位是发音的关键因素。