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蝉

chán

cicada; continuous

🔤 Pictophonetic: 虫 (insect) provides meaning, 单 provides pronunciation

HSK 14 strokes Uncommon (31%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

虫

chóng

insect, worm; mollusk

单

dān

single, individual, only; lone

⿰虫单 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

chóng

虫

insect, worm; mollusk

🔤 Pictophonetic:

6 strokes HSK 5

zhōng

中

central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese

💡 Ideographic: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口

4 strokes HSK 1

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

dān

单

single, individual, only; lone

8 strokes HSK 3

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

6 strokes

Words Using 蝉 (15)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

蝉联 ↗

chánlián

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

chánlián

蝉联 ↗

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

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

chánkē

蝉科 ↗

Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

蝉翼 ↗

chányì

cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture

chányì

蝉翼 ↗

cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture

蝉蜕 ↗

chántuì

cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from

chántuì

蝉蜕 ↗

cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from

蝉衣 ↗

chányī

cicada slough (used in TCM)

chányī

蝉衣 ↗

cicada slough (used in TCM)

蝉鸣 ↗

chánmíng

song of cicadas / chirping of insects

chánmíng

蝉鸣 ↗

song of cicadas / chirping of insects

貂蝉 ↗

DiāoChán

Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties [[四大美女<sìdàměinǚ>]], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo [[董卓<DǒngZhuó>]] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu [[呂布|吕布<LǚBù>]]

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

tánglángbǔchán

螳螂捕蝉 ↗

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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