| 1 | 蛇 | 虵 | shé | she2 | snake; serpent; Classifiers: 条 ; variant of 蛇 | | |
| 2 | 毒蛇 | 毒蛇 | dú shé | du2 she2 | viper | | |
| 3 | 蛇精病 | 蛇精病 | shé jīng bìng | she2 jing1 bing4 | (slang) (pun on 神经病 ) crazy person; nutjob | | |
| 4 | 蛇矛 | 蛇矛 | shé máo | she2 mao2 | ancient spear-like weapon with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body | | |
| 5 | 蛇麻 | 蛇麻 | shé má | she2 ma2 | hops (Humulus lupulus) | | |
| 6 | 丈八蛇矛 | 丈八蛇矛 | zhàng bā shé máo | zhang4 ba1 she2 mao2 | ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺 in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body | | |
| 7 | 大蛇丸 | 大蛇丸 | dà shé wán | Da4 she2 wan2 | Orochimaru, Japanese folktale hero; Orochimaru, character in the Naruto manga series | | |
| 8 | 黄颔蛇 | 黃頷蛇 | huáng hàn shé | huang2 han4 she2 | adder (zoology) | | |
| 9 | 画蛇添足 | 畫蛇添足 | huà shé tiān zú | hua4 she2 tian1 zu2 | lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it | | |
| 10 | 滑鼠蛇 | 滑鼠蛇 | huá shǔ shé | hua2 shu3 she2 | Oriental ratsnake (Ptyas mucosus) | | |
| 11 | 黑眉蝮蛇 | 黑眉蝮蛇 | hēi méi fù shé | hei1 mei2 fu4 she2 | Snake island viper (Gloydius shedaoensis), feeding on migrating birds | | |
| 12 | 黑腹蛇鹈 | 黑腹蛇鵜 | hēi fù shé tí | hei1 fu4 she2 ti2 | (bird species of China) oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster) | | |
| 13 | 蝮蛇 | 蝮蛇 | fù shé | fu4 she2 | Siberian pit viper (Gloydius halys); pit viper | | |
| 14 | 佛口蛇心 | 佛口蛇心 | fó kǒu shé xīn | fo2 kou3 she2 xin1 | words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced; malicious and duplicitous | | |
| 15 | 走笔龙蛇 | 走筆龍蛇 | zǒu bǐ lóng shé | zou3 bi3 long2 she2 | to write in a swift curling style (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 打蛇不死,后患无穷 | 打蛇不死,後患無窮 | dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng | da3 she2 bu4 si3 , hou4 huan4 wu2 qiong2 | if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 打蛇不死 | 打蛇不死 | dǎ shé bù sǐ | da3 she2 bu4 si3 | beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud | | |
| 18 | 打草惊蛇 | 打草驚蛇 | dǎ cǎo jīng shé | da3 cao3 jing1 she2 | lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others | | |
| 19 | 翠青蛇 | 翠青蛇 | cuì qīng shé | cui4 qing1 she2 | Entechinus major (kind of snake) | | |
| 20 | 长蛇座 | 長蛇座 | cháng shé zuò | Chang2 she2 zuo4 | Hydra (constellation) | | |
| 21 | 长蛇阵 | 長蛇陣 | cháng shé zhèn | chang2 she2 zhen4 | single-line formation (army); fig. long line | | |
| 22 | 杯弓蛇影 | 杯弓蛇影 | bēi gōng shé yǐng | bei1 gong1 she2 ying3 | lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful | | |
| 23 | 白蛇传 | 白蛇傳 | bái shé zhuàn | Bai2 She2 Zhuan4 | Tale of the White Snake; Madame White Snake | | |
| 24 | 白花蛇舌草 | 白花蛇舌草 | bái huā shé shé cǎo | bai2 hua1 she2 she2 cao3 | Hedyotis diffusa | | |
| 25 | 白花蛇 | 白花蛇 | bái huā shé | bai2 hua1 she2 | long-nosed pit viper (agkistrodon acutus) | | |