人头蛇身 in English ren2 tou2 she2 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

Simplified Characters

人 头 蛇 身

Traditional Characters

人 頭 蛇 身

Pinyin

ren2 tou2 she2 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

人ren2man 头tou2head 蛇she2variant of 蛇[she2] 身shen1body