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蜩
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broad

HSK 10
Nature →Animals →Insects
tiáo
チョウ
ひぐらし、せみ
조
Components
虫 insects+ 周 circumference =
蜩 broad
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
周 Phonetic component
zhōu circumference
week
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Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蜩
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蜩 [tiáo]
cicada
Japanese
蜩 、 茅蜩 (rare) 、 日暮 (rare) ヒグラシ 、 ひぐらし 同音
noun usually kana evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
蜩 (rare) かなかな 、 カナカナ 同音
noun usually kanaon-mim evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
蜩 [ヒグラシ] #75,709
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
油蝉 [あぶらぜみ] #113,630
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata)
日暮らし [ひぐらし] #152,961
from morning to evening