Chinese Word: 蟾 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蟾

Pinyin: chán

English Definition: moon; (striped) toad

Chinese Definition:
①(蟾蜍)两栖动物，皮上有许多疙瘩，内有毒腺，形状像蛙。吃昆虫、蜗牛等，对农业有益。俗称“癞蛤蟆”、“疥蛤蟆”；古代称“蟾诸”。简称“蟾”，如“蟾酥”(色白，可入药)。“蟾宫”(月亮)。“蟾桂”。“蟾轮”(圆月)。“蟾辉”、“蟾光”、“蟾魄”(均指月光)。“蟾宫折桂”(旧喻科举考试登科)。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 虫

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 詹 [ zhān ] talkative, verbose; surname

Similar Characters: 幨

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Example Words

蟾蜍	chán chú	toad
蟾宫折桂	chán gōng zhé guì	lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon); fig. to succeed in the imperial examination
银蟾冉上	yín chán rǎn shàng	The moon is coming up. (idiom)
爪蟾	zhuǎ chán	Xenopus (type of frog)

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Example Sentences

1		tā 他 de 的 shí yàn 实验 yóu 由 yì zhǒng 一种 bèi 被 chēng wéi 称为 chǎn pó 产婆 chán 蟾 de 的 chán chú 蟾蜍 wán chéng 完成。 His experiment involved a species of toad called the Midwife Toad.
2		sǐ wáng 死亡 de 的 xióng xìng 雄性 chǎn pó 产婆 chán 蟾 tǎng zài 躺在 fǎ guó 法国 bì 庇 lǐ 里 niú 牛 sī 斯 shān 山 guó jiā 国家 gōng yuán 公园。 Dead male common midwife toads lie on the ground in France's Pyrenees National Park.
3		dàn 但 yán jiū 研究 rén yuán 人员 duì bǐ 对比 le 了 huá 滑 zhí 跖 chán 蟾 hé 和 liǎng lèi 两类 xiàn dài 现代 wā 蛙 hòu 后 fā xiàn 发现 qíng kuàng 情况 bìng fēi rú cǐ 并非如此。 Then they landed fore-limbs first. But researchers compared frogs of the family Leiopelmatidae, which still sports an ancient physiology, to two more modern frog species.
4		cháng bái 长白 yàn huì 宴会 hěn shǎo 很少 yòng 用 wài guó 外国 de 的 cái liào 材料 pēng zhì 烹制。 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 shí cái 食材 dōu 都 lái zì 来自 cháng bái shān 长白山， qí zhōng 其中 yǒu 有 rén shēn 人参， lù róng 鹿茸， xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jí 及 xuě 雪 chán 蟾。 Changbai banquets are served with rare dishes made from exotic ingredients. All the ingredients come from Changbai Mountain and include ginseng, deer antler, bear's paw and snow toad.
5		bào 豹 chán 蟾 yú 鱼 yǒu yī gè 有一个 cháng cháng de 长长的， biǎn píng 扁平 de 的 tóu 头 hé 和 yì zhāng 一张 dà zuǐ ba 大嘴巴， zuǐ ba 嘴巴 biān cháng 边长 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 ròu qiú 肉球。 The leopard toadfish (Opsanus pardus) has a large, flat head and a large mouth with fleshy projections around it.

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1		tā 他 de 的 shí yàn 实验 yóu 由 yì zhǒng 一种 bèi 被 chēng wéi 称为 chǎn pó 产婆 chán 蟾 de 的 chán chú 蟾蜍 wán chéng 完成。 His experiment involved a species of toad called the Midwife Toad.
2		sǐ wáng 死亡 de 的 xióng xìng 雄性 chǎn pó 产婆 chán 蟾 tǎng zài 躺在 fǎ guó 法国 bì 庇 lǐ 里 niú 牛 sī 斯 shān 山 guó jiā 国家 gōng yuán 公园。 Dead male common midwife toads lie on the ground in France's Pyrenees National Park.
3		dàn 但 yán jiū 研究 rén yuán 人员 duì bǐ 对比 le 了 huá 滑 zhí 跖 chán 蟾 hé 和 liǎng lèi 两类 xiàn dài 现代 wā 蛙 hòu 后 fā xiàn 发现 qíng kuàng 情况 bìng fēi rú cǐ 并非如此。 Then they landed fore-limbs first. But researchers compared frogs of the family Leiopelmatidae, which still sports an ancient physiology, to two more modern frog species.
4		cháng bái 长白 yàn huì 宴会 hěn shǎo 很少 yòng 用 wài guó 外国 de 的 cái liào 材料 pēng zhì 烹制。 suǒ yǒu 所有 de 的 shí cái 食材 dōu 都 lái zì 来自 cháng bái shān 长白山， qí zhōng 其中 yǒu 有 rén shēn 人参， lù róng 鹿茸， xióng zhǎng 熊掌 jí 及 xuě 雪 chán 蟾。 Changbai banquets are served with rare dishes made from exotic ingredients. All the ingredients come from Changbai Mountain and include ginseng, deer antler, bear's paw and snow toad.
5		bào 豹 chán 蟾 yú 鱼 yǒu yī gè 有一个 cháng cháng de 长长的， biǎn píng 扁平 de 的 tóu 头 hé 和 yì zhāng 一张 dà zuǐ ba 大嘴巴， zuǐ ba 嘴巴 biān cháng 边长 yǒu 有 xǔ duō 许多 ròu qiú 肉球。 The leopard toadfish (Opsanus pardus) has a large, flat head and a large mouth with fleshy projections around it.

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