chán
Traditional: 蟬
蝉 (chán) is a Chinese word meaning “cicada”.
Meanings
- 1cicada
Related words
蝉联to continue in a post金蝉脱壳lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell蝉鸣song of cicadas蝉翼cicada's wing寒蝉a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)噤若寒蝉to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)寒蝉效应the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind蝉猴(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph蝉科Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada蝉虾slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)蝉蜕cicada slough蝉衣cicada slough (used in TCM)