蟾

chán

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1. toad (chán represents the sound of its croaking)
2. (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon
3. (metonym) the moon

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Words Containing 蟾

• 爪蟾 爪蟾 zhuǎ chán: Xenopus (type of frog)
• 蟾宫折桂 蟾宫折桂 chán gōng zhé guì: lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
• 蟾蜍 蟾蜍 chán chú: toad