| 舌 shé |
| tongue; |
| 舌头 shé tou |
| 口舌 kǒu shé | |
The lower part of this character is 口, mouth, and the upper part is the tongue extending out. Probably because the difference between the man's tongue and the animal's tongue is very slight, the snake's tongue is used to be the indicative symbol for the tongue in general. |