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chán

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chán Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chán | chan2
English translation
cicada; continuous

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About chán

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

chán

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of chán

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫单

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

Shàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and Shàn represents the sound. Simplified form of chán .

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Example sentences using chán

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zhè chū 双簧 shuāng huáng 演技 yǎn jì 虽然 suīrán de , què 收到 shōu dào 金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào zhī gōng .

This choreographed pas de deux prevented the issue overwhelming all others.

Qiū chán 安静 ānjìng 下来 xià lai ,蟋蟀 xī shuài 蚱蜢 zhà měng de 合唱 hé chàng shēng 减弱 jiǎn ruò .

The cicada is stilled. The chorus of the cricket and katydid diminishes.

Qiū chán de 悲鸣 bēi míng 宣告 xuān gào le 秋天 qiū tiān de 来临 lái lín .

The wail of harvest flies announces that autumn is coming.

薄如蝉翼 chán yì de mián 衬衫 chènshān

a filmy cotton blouse

zhǐ zài 蝉翼 chán yì de 睡衣 shuì yī 外套 wài tào le 一件睡袍 shuì páo 而且 érqiě 光着 guāng zhe jiǎo

She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare.

Words with chán

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蝉联 chán lián to continue in a post蟬聯
chán cicada chán
貂蝉 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ [sì​dà​měi​nǚ], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 Dǒng Zhuó [Dǒng​Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布 Lǚ Bù [Lǚ​Bù]貂蟬
金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào a crafty escape plan金蟬脫殼
噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)噤若寒蟬
蝉蜕 chán tuì cicada slough蟬蛻
蝉鸣 chán míng song of cicadas蟬鳴
寒蝉 hán chán cicada in winter寒蟬
蝉衣 chán yī cicada slough (used in TCM)蟬衣
蝉翼 chán yì cicada's wing蟬翼
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 Zhuāng zǐ ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger螳螂捕蟬

chán Decomposition & Compounds

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