Chinese symbol for “python”
蟒蛇
mǎng shé
python; boa
The closest CC-CEDICT match for python is 蟒蛇 (mǎng shé), defined as: python; boa.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “python”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蟒蛇.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巨蟒 | jù mǎng | python |
| 蟒袍 | mǎng páo | official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties |
| 花蟒 | huā mǎng | python |
| 毒蛇 | dú shé | viper |
| 眼镜蛇 (眼鏡蛇) | yǎn jìng shé | cobra |
| 响尾蛇 (響尾蛇) | xiǎng wěi shé | rattlesnake |
| 牛鬼蛇神 | niú guǐ shé shén | evil monsters; (fig.) bad characters |
| 蛇头 (蛇頭) | shé tóu | head of a snake; human smuggler |
See also: Japanese symbol for “python”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.