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 yīpiàn 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 shùshàng 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