Character Contained In References Comments
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traditional form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
單 虫 ⿰虫單
Mandarin
chan2, qian2, shan4, ti2
English
Definitions
cicada; continuous
Mnemonic
Cicada 單 with insect radical 虫 added for emphasis
Etymology
Notes
The ancient Chinese regarded cicadas as symbols of rebirth or immortality