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cicada
蟬 is an 18 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as chán in the second tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 蝉 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蟬
Definitions for 蟬 pronounced as chán
- cicada
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蟬 — see all
- Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], 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[Lu:3 Bu4]
- 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
- song of cicadas
- chirping of insects