蟬 (sim4 | chan2) : cicada

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蟬

sim4

chan2

cicada

Stroke count: 18

Level: 1

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蟬 / 蝉

This word has been viewed 5753 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Feb 2012 13:48

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秋蟬 cau1 sim4 qiu1 chan2 = harvest fly; autumn cicada

噤若寒蟬 gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2 = keep quiet out of fear

寒蟬 hon4 sim4 han2 chan2 = a winter cicada (one who keeps quiet out of fear)

桂花蟬 gwai3 faa1 sim4 = a type of edible cicada

螳螂捕蟬 tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 = the mantis stalks the cicada

沙蟬 saa1 sim4 = a cicada 粵

蟬聯 sim4 lyun4 chan2 lian2 = continue to hold

蟬蛻 sim4 teoi3 = periostracum cicadae

寒蟬效應 hon4 sim4 haau6 jing3 han2 chan2 xiao4 ying4 = the winter cicada effect

Showing all 4 examples containing 蟬

嗰啲蟬嘅聲音，我覺得好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]!
[This is an example of topicalisation: the topic of the sentence, 嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, is placed at the front.]

蟬嘅聲音，我覺得好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make.
[Note that because we haven't specified any particular cicadas, we're talking about cicadas in general. (Use 呢啲 or 嗰啲 otherwise.)]

我覺得蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound cicadas make!
[Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]

我覺得呢啲蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound these cicadas are making!
[Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蟬
Unicode code for this character: U+87ec (off-site link)

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