蟬

Information about character(s)

Radical: 虫
Radical Strokes: 6
Additional Strokes: 12
Total Strokes: 18
Simplified Form: 蝉

Pronunciation

Pinyin: chán, tí, shàn
Cantonese: sim4 sin4
JapaneseKun: SEMI
JapaneseOn: SEN ZEN
Korean: SEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: cicada; continuous

CE-Dict: cicada

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.cicadas

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: cicada; locust

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: cicada

湘雅醫學專業詞典: cicada;cicala;locust

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《虫部》蟬以㫄鳴者。从虫單聲。

康熙字典文字版 【申集中】【虫字部】蟬
【唐韻】市連切【集韻】【韻會】時連切，𠀤音禪。【揚子·方言】蟬，楚謂之蜩。【古今注】齊王后忿死，尸變爲蟬。登庭時嘒唳而鳴，王悔恨，故世名蟬曰齊女也。【大戴禮】蟬飮而不食。【酉陽雜俎】蟬未蛻時名復育。【蠡海集】蟬近陽，依于木，以隂而爲聲。　又【後漢·輿服志】侍中中常侍黃金璫，附蟬爲文，貂尾爲飾。【古今注】貂者，取其有文采而不炳煥。蟬，取其淸虛識變也。　又蟬嫣，連也。【前漢·揚雄傳】有周氏之蟬嫣兮，或鼻祖于汾隅。　又【揚子·方言】蟬，毒也。　又車名。【鹽鐵論】推車之蟬攫，負子之敎也。【註】許愼曰：蟬攫，車類也。　又人名。【大戴禮】顓頊產窮蟬。　又與嬋通。【成公綏·嘯賦】蔭脩竹之蟬蜎。　又【集韻】財仙切，音錢。同𧔢，蟲名。　又田黎切，音提。地名。【前漢·地理志】樂浪郡黏蟬。　又【正韻】上演切，音善。蜿蟬，舞盤曲貌。【王逸·九思】乗六蛟兮蜿蟬。【註】羣蛟之形也。　或作蟺。

CF-Dict: cigale

Han-De-Dict: Zikade (u.E.) (S, Bio)