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Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "蜩", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "蜩", and master the standard way of writing the character "蜩".
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蜩 [tiáo]
1. Traditional texts refer to it as the cicada.
- 古书上指蝉。
- In ancient texts, it refers to the cicada.
2. Examples of usage:
- 蝉蜕 (cicada molt).
- 世事蜩螗 (the affairs of the world are chaotic).
- 【引】
- 《说文》: 蜩, 蝉也。(The Shuowen dictionary: 蜩 means cicada.)
- 《诗·豳风·七月》: 五月鸣蜩。(In the Book of Songs, "In May the cicadas sing.")
- 《诗·大雅·荡》: 如蜩如螗。(In the Book of Songs, "Like cicadas and locusts.")
- 《礼记·内则》: 爵鷃蜩范。(In the Book of Rites, mentioning cicadas in ceremonial contexts.)
- 《考工记·梓人》: 旁鸣蜩蜺属。(In the Records of Craftsmen, regarding the sound of cicadas.)
- 《庄子·达生》: 见佝偻者承蜩。(In Zhuangzi, mentioning the observing of cicadas.)
3. Other names:
- 蜩沸 (the sound of cicadas, akin to boiling water; metaphorically refers to extreme noise or chaos).
- 蜩梁 (another name for cicadas).
- 蜩范 (the cicada and bee).
- 蜩甲 (the shed shell of a cicada).
- 蜩蚬 (referring to cicadas).