舌头

• 拼音: shé tou
• 汉字拆解: 舌 = pictograph of tongue sticking out; 头 = head, suffix — tongue

含义

Tongue. The muscular organ in the mouth used for tasting, swallowing, and speaking.

Used for the physical organ and in various expressions. 舌头长 means someone is talkative or gossipy. 咬舌头 means to bite one's tongue. Also appears in food contexts when describing animal tongues as ingredients.

例句

1. 这道菜太辣了，我的舌头都麻了。
2. 小狗热得直吐舌头。
3. 她不小心咬到了舌头，疼得直流眼泪。

用法指南

语境: body, food, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 伸出舌头让我看看。(Stick out your tongue and let me see.)
• 牛舌头是一道美味。(Beef tongue is a delicacy.)

错误说法

• 不要用'舌头'形容语言能力 (Don't use 舌头 to describe language ability — use 口才 for eloquence)

起源与历史

Compound of 舌 (tongue, an ancient pictograph of a tongue sticking out of a mouth) + 头 (head, suffix). The 头 suffix makes it colloquial.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal