tiáo

蜩

Character · Noun

cicada (in classical texts)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

archaic

Used in classical literature such as the Zhuangzi to refer to the cicada. Rare in modern spoken language.

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.

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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.