How to write 蟬, stroke by stroke
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What 蟬 means
cicada
Words with 蟬
- 寒蟬hán chána cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself); Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
- 蟬猴chán hóu(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
- 蟬科chán kēCicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
- 蟬翼chán yìcicada's wing
- 蟬聯chán liánto 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
- 蟬蝦chán xiāslipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
- 蟬衣chán yīcicada slough (used in TCM)
- 蟬鳴chán míngsong of cicadas; chirping of insects
- 蟬蛻chán tuìcicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from
- 寒蟬效應hán chán xiào yìngthe chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
- 螳螂捕蟬táng láng bǔ chánthe mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
- 金蟬脫殼jīn chán tuō qiàolit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan