角蝉

角蟬

jiǎochán

noun

Measure Word

一只角蝉 zhī

Meanings

1 treehopper
2 insect of the family Membracidae, known for the bizarre shapes of its pronotum

Characters

Examples

角蝉的前胸背板常常长得像一片刺或一截树枝。

Jiǎochán de qiánxiōng bèibǎn chángcháng zhǎng de xiàng yī piàn cì huò yī jié shùzhī.

A treehopper's pronotum often grows to look like a thorn or a twig.

我在树上发现了一只形状奇特的角蝉。

Wǒ zài shù shàng fāxiàn le yī zhī xíngzhuàng qítè de jiǎochán.

I found a strangely shaped treehopper on the tree.

Tips

memory

角 (horn) + 蝉 (cicada): treehoppers are cicada relatives with outlandish horn-like growths on the back.

Stroke Order

角 jiǎo

蝉 chán