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貂蝉

Diāo Chán

2-character word Traditional 貂蟬

What 貂蝉 means

1. Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties {四大美女|sì dà měi nǚ}, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo {董卓|Dǒng Zhuó} to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu {吕布|Lǚ Bù}

The characters in 貂蝉

• 貂diāosable or marten (genus Martes)
• 蝉cháncicada

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