chán
noun #35,631

Measure Word

zhī

Meanings

  1. 1 cicada

Examples

Xiàtiān yí dào, shù shàng jiù xiǎngqǐ le chán míng.
As soon as summer arrives, cicadas start chirping in the trees.
Chán zhǐ zài xiàtiān de jǐ ge yuè chūxiàn.
Cicadas appear only in the summer months.
Yǒuxiē chán néng zài dì xià huó shíqī nián.
Some cicadas can live underground for seventeen years.

Tips

culture
Cicadas are a classic emblem in Chinese poetry, standing for summer heat and fleeting life. 蝉联 (chánlián, "to hold onto a title uninterrupted") comes from the cicada's continuous singing.

Stroke Order

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