蟾 (chán): toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking), (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon, (metonym) the moon
蟾 (chán) is a Chinese character meaning “toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking).” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 虫 (semantic) and 詹 (phonetic). It ranks #3898 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蟾 insect. Its radical form 虫 (insect) appears in many related characters such as 虫 (chóng, insect), 蛇 (shé, snake), 蛋 (dàn, egg).
Definitions
- toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
- (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon
- (metonym) the moon
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蟾蜍 | chán chú | toad |
| 蟾宫折桂phrase | chán gōng zhé guì | lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon) |
| 爪蟾noun | zhuǎ chán | Xenopus (type of frog) |
蟾 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
不遣絮云翳空宇,早扶蟾魄上东冈。
bù qiǎn xù yún 翳 kōng yǔ , zǎo fú chán pò shàng dōng gāng .
Let no fluffy clouds obscure the sky; may the moon rise early over the eastern hill.
此外,画面还有鹿,有松树,寿星骑着仙鹤乘风而来,右下角还有刘海戏金蟾。
cǐ wài , huà miàn hái yǒu lù , yǒu sōng shù , shòu xīng qí zhe xiān hè chéng fēng ér lái , yòu xià jiǎo hái yǒu liú hǎi xì jīn chán .
In addition, the painting features deer and pine trees; the God of Longevity rides a crane as he arrives on the wind; and in the lower right corner, there is a depiction of Liu Hai playing with the Golden Toad.
每次在天蟾逸夫舞台演出,都能感受到上海观众极高的审美水准和热情。
měi cì zài tiān chán yì fū wǔ tái yǎn chū , dōu néng gǎn shòu dào shàng hǎi guān zhòng jí gāo de shěn měi shuǐ zhǔn hé rè qíng .
Every time I perform on the Tianchan Yifu Stage, I am struck by the Shanghai audience’s exceptional aesthetic sensibilities and enthusiasm.
今年“五一”期间,上海天蟾逸夫舞台《击鼓骂曹》《扈家庄》《宋江题诗》折子戏专场落幕。
jīn nián wǔ yī qī jiān , shàng hǎi tiān chán yì fū wǔ tái jī gǔ mà cáo 扈 jiā zhuāng sòng jiāng tí shī zhé zǐ xì zhuān chǎng luò mù .
During this year’s May Day holiday, a special performance of the one-act plays *Beating the Drum to Curse Cao*, *Hu Jiazhuang*, and *Song Jiang Inscribes a Poem* at the Shanghai Tianchan Yifu Stage came to a close.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 虫 (insect) component
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