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Chinese Vocabulary

舌苔

tongue coating

舌苔
shétāi2nd tone
Pinyin
shétāi
Strokes
14
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 舌苔

舌苔 is written with 14 strokes (舌: 6, 苔: 8). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

The white layer on the tongue.

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这层白白的东西,有一个名字,叫舌苔。

This white layer has a name: tongue coating.

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