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title: "Shetou Meaning: 舌头 (shétou) Means “tongue”"
description: "舌头 (traditional 舌頭, shétou) means “tongue”. Hear its tones, see what 舌 and 头 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shetou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 舌头 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

舌头 shétou

## tongue

## Its characters

1. 舌 shé tongue
2. 头 tou (suffix) noun suffix (as in 木头, 甜头)

## In a sentence

汤太烫，我烫到舌头了。 The soup was too hot and I burned my tongue.

一天早上，一个农民哭着来到了县里，一进门就跪下了：“大人，我家的牛被人割了**舌头**！

From [牛的舌头 · Judge Bao and the case of the cut ox tongue](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/judge-bao-story-the-cut-ox-tongue#library-word-70-72)

[More about 舌头](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%88%8C%E5%A4%B4)

## More words with 舌 or 头

- [从头 cóngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/congtou)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [个头 gètóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/getou)
- [过头 guòtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotou)
- [骨头 gǔtou](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gutou)
- [回头 huítóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huitou)
- [街头 jiētóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jietou)
- [镜头 jìngtóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingtou)

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