What does 蝎 mean in Chinese?

蝎 (xiē) means "scorpion" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蝎?

蝎 is pronounced "xiē" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 蝎?

蝎 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 蝎?

Common words with 蝎 include 天蝎 (Scorpio (constellation)), 蝎子 (scorpion), 天蝎座 (Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)), 蝎虎座 (Lacerta (constellation)).

How do you write 蝎?

You can practice writing 蝎 using our stroke order tool.

蝎 (xiē), scorpion

蝎

xiē

scorpion

Traditional: 蠍

Character Breakdown

Radical: 虫 (no. 142)Traditional: 蠍

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Definitions

scorpion

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 蝎

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
天蝎	tiān xiē	Scorpio (constellation)
蝎子	xiē zi	scorpion
天蝎座	Tiān xiē zuò	Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
蝎虎座	Xiē hǔ zuò	Lacerta (constellation)

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毒颚(dú è)· the sting (of scorpion etc)

HSK & Exam Info

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蝎

xiē