"蝉" Chinese-English Dictionary
Le caractère 蝉
蝉
- Traditional
- 蟬
- Radical
- 虫 (6 traits)
- Number of strokes
- 14
- Structure
- gauche et droite
- Cangjie
- LICWJ 中戈金田十
- Wubi
- JUJF
- GB 2312
- B2F5
- Unicode
- U+8749
Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 蝉联 蟬聯 | 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 | syn | |
| 蝉翼 蟬翼 | cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture | ||
| 蝉蜕 蟬蛻 | cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from | syn | |
| 蝉鸣 蟬鳴 | song of cicadas / chirping of insects | ||
| 蝉科 蟬科 | Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada | ||
| 蝉衣 蟬衣 | cicada slough (used in TCM) |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 貂蝉 貂蟬 | 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] | ||
| 金蝉 金蟬 | Golden Cicada | ||
| 寒蝉 寒蟬 | a 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 | syn | |
| 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 | to keep quiet out of fear (idiom) | syn | |
| 金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 | lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom) / fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan | syn | |
| 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger | ||
| 寒蝉效应 寒蟬效應 | the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind | ||
| 静若寒蝉 靜若寒蟬 | as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom) | ||
| 螳蜋捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 | 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 |