chán

cicada

Character data

Radical ⾍ (142.12)
Strokes 18
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

蟬 chán
  1. 1. cicada

Words containing 蟬

Word Meaning
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
fig. mournful sound; cicada in winter
chase small gain, ignore greater danger
chasing gain, unaware of bigger threat behind
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture
to defend a championship
cicada slough; fig. to free oneself
cicada slough (used in TCM)
song of cicadas; chirping of insects
Diaochan, famed beauty of late Han China
Golden Cicada
to escape by trick; leave only an empty shell
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
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