1. 蟬

蟬

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

Decomposition:

Once :
蟬 => 虫, 單
Radical :
蟬 => 虫 (insect), 吅 (N/A), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
蟬 => 口, 丨, 𠂉, 吅, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chan2 - cicada

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

貂蝉 (貂蟬)

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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