| 蝉 | chán | cicada |
| 噤若寒蝉 | jìn ruò hán chán | to keep quiet out of fear (idiom) |
| 寒蝉 | hán chán | cicada in winter; fig. mournful sound |
| 螳螂捕蝉 | táng láng bǔ chán | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |
螳螂捕蝉，
黄雀在后 | táng láng bǔ chán ,
huáng què zài hòu | The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |
| 蝉科 | chán kē | Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada |
| 蝉翼 | chán yì | cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture |
| 蝉联 | chán lián | to continue in a post; (to hold a post) several times in succession; (to win a title) in successive years; to stay at number one; to defend a championship |
| 蝉蜕 | chán tuì | cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from |
| 蝉衣 | chán yī | cicada slough used in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 蝉鸣 | chán míng | song of cicadas; chirping of insects |
| 貂蝉 | Diāo Chán | Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布 |
| 金蝉 | Jīn chán | Golden Cicada |
| 金蝉脱壳 | jīn chán tuō qiào | lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan |
| 静若寒蝉 | jìng ruò hán chán | as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom) |
