jiāng
螀
a type of cicada
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
a type of autumn cicada; also called 'hanjiang'
literaryThis character is almost exclusively used in the compound word 寒螀. It refers to a type of cicada that chirps in autumn and is often used in classical Chinese poetry.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
cháng常
tí提
dào到
hán寒
jiāng螀
de的
míng鸣
shēng声
。
Ancient texts often mention the chirping of the autumn cicada.
Hán寒
jiāng螀
shì是
qiū秋
tiān天
de的
yì意
xiàng象
。
The autumn cicada is an image of autumn.