tiáo蜩
蜩
Meaning of 蜩
蜩 means cicada (in classical Chinese texts). Pronounced tiáo.
- cicada (in classical Chinese texts)
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes14
Components
虫
周
Stroke Order
蜩
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
chán蝉
wéi为
tiáo蜩
。
Ancient people called cicadas 'tiáo'.
Xià夏
rì日
tiáo蜩
míng鸣
，
shēng声
chè彻
sì四
yě野
。
In summer, the cicadas chirp, their sound filling the fields.
Tiáo蜩
jiǎ甲
jí即
chán蝉
tuì蜕
，
kě可
rù入
yào药
。
The cast-off shell of the cicada can be used as medicine.