嘒 [huì]
1. (Adjective) Describes the appearance of star light as bright (or sometimes small). Example: “嘒彼小星,三五在东。” (Translation: "Look at that small star, shining in the east.")
2. (Onomatopoeia) Mimics the sound of a small or crisp sound. Commonly used to describe the sounds of cicadas, bells, and wind instruments, often in reduplicated form. Example: 蝉声~~ (Translation: The sound of cicadas is crisp and clear.); ~~管声 (Translation: The sound of the wind instrument is crisp.)
3. (Onomatopoeia) Describes a small or crisp sound. Example: 明啁嘒嘒 (Translation: The song is chirping loudly.); 嘒嘒 (Translation: Onomatopoeia).
4. (Verb) To chirp (specifically referring to cicadas). Example: 唐·张祜《秋霁》:何妨一蝉嘒,自抱木兰丛。 (Translation: Why not have a cicada chirp on its own, nestled among the magnolia.)
5. (Verb) The chirping of cicadas.
6. (Adjective) Describes star light as small and bright. Synonym: 嘒嘒 (Translation: bright). Example: 《诗·召南·小星》:嘒彼小星,三五在东。 (Translation: "Look at that small star, shining in the east.")
7. (Noun) Referring to the sound of cicadas specifically. Example: 宋·王安石《秋日在梧桐》:高蝉不复嘒,稍得寒嘒宿。 (Translation: The high cicada no longer chirps as the chill settles in for the night.)