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蟬

蝉
蟬
chán = ch + an2
cicada

蟬 character breakdown

Component Translations
虫
chóng = chu + (e)ng2
variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
虫
蟲
chóng = chu + (e)ng2
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
单
單
shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
单
單
dān = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]

Characters with 蟬 as component

蟬 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 蟬

噤若寒蟬 寒蟬 螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 蟬科 蟬翼 蟬聯 蟬蛻 蟬衣 蟬鳴 貂蟬 金蟬 金蟬脫殼 靜若寒蟬
寒
寒
蝉
蟬
cicada in winter / fig. mournful sound
噤
噤
若
若
寒
寒
蝉
蟬
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
螳
螳
螂
螂
捕
捕
蝉
蟬
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

Sentences with 蟬

蟬 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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