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Words & phrases

Word usage

Similar-form characters

Characters with chan

chán

蝉

Initial:chVideo guide

Final(T3):ánVideo guide

Radical:

Structure:Left to right

Strokes:

14

Traditional:

蟬

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n.cicada
- chán zuò wéi shěn měi duì xiàng yǒu zhe jí wéi fēng fù de měi xué yì yùn
  蝉作为审美对象，有着极为丰富的美学意蕴。
  Being aesthetic target, cicada has extremely rich aesthetics implication.

Words and phrases with 蝉

蝉翼纱
[word]organdie
蝉翼
[word]cicada's wings
蝉联
[word]continue to hold
蝉蜕
[word]cicada slough; free/extricate oneself
蝉衣
[word]periostracum cicada
蝉不知雪
[idiom]ignorant or inexperienced

Word usage

common measure word
"蝉" is often matched with measure word "只".
- 一只蝉
  one cicada

Similar-form characters to 蝉

chán
蝉
dàn
弹
chán
禅
chán
婵
dàn
惮

Chinese Characters with pinyin chán

缠
wind; pester
禅
deep meditation; Buddhist
馋
greedy; be covetous of
蟾
toad
婵
used as a component of 婵娟

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