| 蛇 | [ shé ] variant of 蛇[she2] |
| 蛇岛 | [ shé daǒ ] Shedao or Snake island in Bohai sea 渤海 off Lüshun 旅順|旅顺 on the tip of the Liaoning peninsula, small rocky island famous for snakes |
| 蛇岛蝮 | [ shé daǒ fù ] Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds |
| 蛇纹岩 | [ shé wén yán ] serpentine (geology) |
| 蛇纹石 | [ shé wén shí ] serpentine (geology) |
| 蛇绿岩 | [ shé lǜ yán ] ophiolite (geology) |
| 蛇绿混杂 | [ shé lǜ hùn zá ] ophiolite melange (geology) |
| 蛇绿混杂岩 | [ shé lǜ hùn zá yán ] ophiolite (geology) |
| 蛇绿混杂岩带 | [ shé lǜ hùn zá yán daì ] ophiolite belt (geology) |
| 蛇胆 | [ shé dǎn ] snake gall (used in TCM) |
| 蛇头 | [ shé toú ] head of a snake, human smuggler |
| 蛇雕 | [ shé ] (bird species of China) crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela) |
| 蛇龙珠 | [ shé lóng zhū ] Cabernet Gernischt (grape type) |
| ⇒ 一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳 | [ yī nián beì shé yaǒ shí nián pà jǐng shéng ] bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy |
| ⇒ 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 | [ yī zhaō beì shé yaǒ shí nián pà jǐng shéng ] once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope, once bitten, twice shy (idiom) |
| ⇒ 三索锦蛇 | [ sān suǒ jǐn shé ] copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake |
| ⇒ 人蛇集团 | [ rén shé jí tuán ] human smuggling syndicate, snakehead gang |
| ⇒ 人头蛇身 | [ rén toú shé shēn ] human head, snake's body, cf Nüwa 女媧氏|女娲氏[Nu:3 wa1 shi4] and Fuxi 伏羲氏[Fu2 Xi1 shi4] in some versions of mythology |
| ⇒ 印度眼镜蛇 | [ yìn dù yǎn jìng shé ] Indian cobra (Naja naja) |
| ⇒ 四脚蛇 | [ sì shé ] lizard, common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4] |
| ⇒ 地头蛇 | [ dì toú shé ] local bully, tyrant, regional mafia boss |
| ⇒ 强龙不压地头蛇 | [ qiáng lóng bù yā dì toú shé ] lit. strong dragon cannot repress a snake (idiom); fig. a local gangster who is above the law |
| ⇒ 打草惊蛇 | [ dǎ caǒ jīng shé ] lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom), fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy, to punish sb as a warning to others |
| ⇒ 打蛇不死，后患无穷 | [ dǎ shé bù sǐ hoù huàn wú qióng ] if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom) |
| ⇒ 画蛇添足 | [ huà shé tiān zú ] lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous, to overdo it |
| ⇒ 白蛇传 | [ baí shé zhuàn ] Tale of the White Snake, Madame White Snake |
| ⇒ 眼镜蛇 | [ yǎn jìng shé ] cobra |
| ⇒ 矮脚白花蛇利草 | [ aǐ baí huā shé lì caǒ ] see 白花蛇舌草[bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3] |
| ⇒ 竹叶青蛇 | [ zhú yè qīng shé ] Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake) |
| ⇒ 虎头蛇尾 | [ hǔ toú shé weǐ ] lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
| ⇒ 虚与委蛇 | [ xū yǔ weī yí ] to feign civility (idiom) |
| ⇒ 长蛇座 | [ cháng shé zuò ] Hydra (constellation) |
| ⇒ 长蛇阵 | [ cháng shé zhèn ] single-line formation (army), fig. long line |
| ⇒ 响尾蛇 | [ xiǎng weǐ shé ] rattlesnake |
| ⇒ 鲁蛇 | [ lǔ shé ] (slang) loser (loanword) (Tw) |
| ⇒ 盐蛇 | [ yán shé ] (dialect) gecko |
| ⇒ 黄颔蛇 | [ huáng hàn shé ] adder (zoology) |
| ⇒ 黑腹蛇鹈 | [ heī fù shé tí ] (bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) |
| ⇒ 龙蛇混杂 | [ lóng shé hùn zá ] lit. dragons and snakes mingle (idiom), fig. a mix of good people and scumbags |
| ⇒ 龙头蛇尾 | [ lóng toú shé weǐ ] lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish |
