Chinese Word: 蝉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蝉 (Trad.: 蟬)

Pinyin: chán

English Definition: cicada

Chinese Definition:
①昆虫，种类很多，雄的腹面有发声器，叫的声音很大：蝉联。蝉蜕。蝉韵(蝉鸣)。寒蝉。金蝉脱壳。
②古代的一种薄绸，薄如蝉翼：蝉纱。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:单 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 单 [ dān ] single, individual, only; lone

Similar Characters: 禅

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蝉联	chán lián	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
蝉翼	chán yì	cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture
噤若寒蝉	jìn ruò hán chán	to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
蝉蜕	chán tuì	cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from
金蝉脱壳	jīn chán tuō qiào	lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan

1		bú yào 不要 zuò 做 xià yè 夏夜 de 的 míng chán 鸣蝉。 Don't be a cicada in summer.
2		wǒ 我 jiù shì 就是 nà 那 yī zhǐ 一只 zhèng zài 正在 tuì pí 蜕皮 de 的 chán 蝉。 I am the very cicada in process.
3		mǎ yǐ 蚂蚁、 hú dié 蝴蝶 hé 和 chán 蝉 dōu 都 shǔ yú 属于 kūn chóng 昆虫。 Ants, butterflies and cicadas are all insects.
4		jiù 就 xiàng 像 nà xiē 那些 yè wǎn 夜晚 de 的 chán 蝉 míng 鸣 yí yàng 一样 zhēn shí 真实 as the sound of the cicadas on those nights
5		yǒu xiē 有些 dòng wù 动物 huì 会 tuì pí 蜕皮， lì rú 例如 shé 蛇、 chán 蝉 děng 等。 Some of animals slough, such as snake, cicada, and so on.

1		bú yào 不要 zuò 做 xià yè 夏夜 de 的 míng chán 鸣蝉。 Don't be a cicada in summer.
2		wǒ 我 jiù shì 就是 nà 那 yī zhǐ 一只 zhèng zài 正在 tuì pí 蜕皮 de 的 chán 蝉。 I am the very cicada in process.
3		mǎ yǐ 蚂蚁、 hú dié 蝴蝶 hé 和 chán 蝉 dōu 都 shǔ yú 属于 kūn chóng 昆虫。 Ants, butterflies and cicadas are all insects.
4		jiù 就 xiàng 像 nà xiē 那些 yè wǎn 夜晚 de 的 chán 蝉 míng 鸣 yí yàng 一样 zhēn shí 真实 as the sound of the cicadas on those nights
5		yǒu xiē 有些 dòng wù 动物 huì 会 tuì pí 蜕皮， lì rú 例如 shé 蛇、 chán 蝉 děng 等。 Some of animals slough, such as snake, cicada, and so on.