jiāng

螀

Character · NounTraditional螿

a type of cicada

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a type of autumn cicada; also called 'hanjiang'

literary

This 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.