chan2
cicada

strokes 14
radical
strokes after radical 8
蝉科 蟬科 chan2 ke1
Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada

蝉联 蟬聯 chan2 lian2
to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years; to stay at number one; to defend a championship

蝉鸣 蟬鳴 chan2 ming2
song of cicadas; chirping of insects

蝉蜕 蟬蛻 chan2 tui4
cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from

蝉衣 蟬衣 chan2 yi1
cicada slough (used in TCM)

蝉翼 蟬翼 chan2 yi4
cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture

貂蝉 貂蟬 diao1 chan2
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布

寒蝉 寒蟬 han2 chan2
cicada in winter; fig. mournful sound

金蝉 金蟬 jin1 chan2
Golden Cicada

金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan

噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

静若寒蝉 靜若寒蟬 jing4 ruo4 han2 chan2
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)

螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 - huang2 que4 zai4 hou4
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger