cicada

蟬 character breakdown

surname Shan
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + + : In front of the anthill there are many, really a field of crosses because Don Quixote killed so many people on his crusades. Today is his judgement day: a mean crocodile reads the list of his victims to him, and Don Quixote is really 不好意思.
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic

= + : Chantal Chicken and a mosquito are taking part in a dart contest just inside the engine's kitchen. The dart board is hanging in the middle of the entrance, and Chantal and the mosquito are standing to the sides. Over each of them a large fake nose is hovering: the loser will be covered in grey goose as punishment.

Characters with 蟬 as component

蟬 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 蟬

to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan
cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture
song of cicadas / chirping of insects
cicada in winter / fig. mournful sound
cicada slough (used in TCM)
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nü3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lü3 Bu4]
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from

Sentences with 蟬

蟬 currently does not appear in any sentence.