蝉

See also: 蟬

蝉 U+8749, 蝉 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8749 ← 蝈 [U+8748] CJK Unified Ideographs 蝊 → [U+874A]

Translingual

Traditional	蟬
Shinjitai (extended)	蝉
Simplified	蝉

Han character

蝉 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+8 in Chinese, 虫+9 in Japanese, 14 strokes in Chinese, 15 strokes in Japanese, cangjie input 中戈金田十 (LICWJ), four-corner 5815₆, composition ⿰虫单 (G) or ⿰虫単 (J))

Usage notes

Due to Han unification, this Unicode character appears as 蝉 (虫单) in PRC-style fonts and 蝉 (虫単) in Japan-style fonts.

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 1088, character 34
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2866, character 1
• Unihan data for U+8749

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 蟬 (單 → 单).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 蝉 – see 蟬 (“cicada; a type of silk as thin as a cicada's wing; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 蟬).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.