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蝉

Character

蝉 chán

Character

cicada

Radical
虫
Strokes
14
Structure
Left–right
Parts
虫 单
Traditional
蟬
Frequency
#3123 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

chán

chan2
  1. cicada CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 14 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 蝉

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Words with 蝉

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蝉猴chán hóu(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymphWord蝉科chán kēCicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicadaWord蝉翼chán yìcicada's wingWord蝉联chán liánto continue in a postWord蝉虾chán xiāslipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)Word蝉蜕chán tuìcicada sloughWord蝉衣chán yīcicada slough (used in TCM)Word蝉鸣chán míngsong of cicadasWord寒蝉hán chána cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)Word貂蝉diāo chánDiaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 (sì dà měi nǚ), in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 (Dǒng Zhuó) to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布 (Lǚ Bù)Word金蝉jīn chánGolden CicadaWord噤若寒蝉jìn ruò hán chánto keep quiet out of fear (idiom)Word

Same radical 虫

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蛋dàn虽suī虫chóng蟲chóng蜜mì蛇shé蝶dié蠢chǔn蜂fēng螺luó虹hóng蛛zhū
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