蠤 (qiū) - Ancient character meaning 'cicada' or 'cicada-like insect' & archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

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qiū ｜ 21 strokes ｜ radical:

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蠤 · qiū

Ancient character meaning 'cicada' or 'cicada-like insect';

archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

Ancient character meaning 'cicada' or 'cicada-like insect'archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.

Usage highlights

Ancient insectClassical character 蠤Rare character 蠤Textual research on 蠤

Synonyms

  • 蝉— cicada (common modern character)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentioned a 蠤 insect (蠤).
  • This character appears in classical literature (古典文献中的蠤).
  • Some scholars study the etymology of 蠤 (蠤的词源研究).

Collocations

  • Ancient insect(古蠤)
  • Classical character 蠤(古典字蠤)
  • Rare character 蠤(稀有字蠤)
  • Textual research on 蠤(蠤的考证)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient texts and dictionaries as a character for a type of insect, possibly cicada-like.
  • Considered a highly obscure character not in common use since ancient times.
  • Mainly of interest to paleographers and etymologists studying character evolution.

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