Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 蝉虾
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
蝉猴chán hóu(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
蝉翼chán yìcicada's wing
蝉联chán liánto continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years
蝉鸣chán míngsong of cicadas; chirping of insects
蝉蜕chán tuìcicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from