| chán | cicada |
| 蝉 | cicada |
| 蝉科 | Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada |
| 蝉翼 | cicada's wing fig. diaphanous delicate texture |
| 蝉翼纱 | organdie; chiffonette; organdy lawn; cicador gauze; Swiss organdy |
| 蝉联 | to continue in a post (to hold a post) several times in succession (to win a title) in successive years |
| 蝉蜕 | cicada slough fig. to free oneself to extricate oneself from |
| 蝉衣 | cicada slough used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 蝉鸣 | song of cicadas chirping of insects |