1. 蝉

蝉

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  1. 蝉 is the 3042nd most frequent character.
  2. 蝉 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蝉 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 蝉 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蝉 => θ™«, 单
Radical :
蝉 => θ™« (insect), δΈ· (eight/divide), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), δΈ¨ (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
蝉 => 口, δΈ¨, 𠂉, δΈ·, 冂, 二, δΈ¨, δΈ€, δΈ¨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - cicada

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 蝉 (chan2): The component 单 is pronounced as 'dan1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 蝉 (chan2): The component θ™« is pronounced as 'chong2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

貂蝉 (θ²‚θŸ¬)

Medium Frequency

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