蝉

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

Glyph origin
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Kanji

 * : cicada

Etymology 1
→ * →

Ultimately from. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) generic name for a cicada any of several insects of the order; locust chiefly US
 * 2) the back part a, about one centimeter from the embouchure hole, usually shaped like a cicada
 * 3) a small pulley used to raise objects to high places
 * 4)  a pulley used to lift sails in a

Etymology 2
⇔

A shift from semi above. Bilabial nasal /m/ becomes bilabial plosive /b/. Appears in the .

Noun

 * 1) Synonym of  above