1. 蟬
  2. 鳴

蟬

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  • 3042nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
蟬→
虫單
2Radical
蟬→
虫insect吅N/A冂upside down box二two丨line十ten
3Graphical
蟬→
口丨𠂉吅冂二丨一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chán (chan2)cicada

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 蟬 chán (chan2)The component 單 is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 蟬 chán (chan2)The component 虫 is pronounced as 'chóng' (chong2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

貂蝉 (貂蟬)

Uncommon

蝉联 (蟬聯)

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鳴

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  • 1678th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鳴→
口鳥
2Radical
鳴→
口mouth鳥bird
3Graphical
鳴→
口匚一㇉丶一灬

Pinyin & Meaning

1. míng (ming2)to cry (of birds)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

一鸣惊人 (一鳴驚人)
共鸣 (共鳴)
耳鸣 (耳鳴)

Uncommon

哀鸣 (哀鳴)
奏鸣曲 (奏鳴曲)
悲鸣 (悲鳴)
百家争鸣 (百家爭鳴)
自鸣得意 (自鳴得意)
蝉鸣 (蟬鳴)
轰鸣 (轟鳴)
雷鸣 (雷鳴)
鸟鸣 (鳥鳴)
鸣笛 (鳴笛)
鸣谢 (鳴謝)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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