hán chán

Traditional: 寒蟬

寒蝉 (hán chán) is a Chinese word meaning “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”.

Meanings

  1. 1a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
  2. 2Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia

Characters in 寒蝉

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