貂蝉

貂蝉貂蟬 Diāo Chán ㄉㄧㄠㄔㄢˊ diu1 sim4

Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 Dǒng Zhuó ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布 (呂布) Lǚ Bù ㄌㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 貂 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

貂 radical 豸 = 豸召
蝉 radical 虫 = 虫单