Cicada Molting pronunciation: chán tuì, Explanation: the skin shed by young cicadas when they turn into adult cicadas. The surface is yellowish brown, translucent and shiny. It is a metaphor for getting rid of or detaching oneself from something.

Cicadas live in temperate to tropical regions of the world (about 2,000 cicada species have been recorded). Some species that are found in desert areas cool and dissipate heat by expelling excess water from the dorsal plate (tergum) when their body temperature becomes too hot.

Cicada stroke order:

Total strokes of cicadas: 14 strokes. 1. 丨 (vertical), 2.? (horizontal fold), 3.鈪 (horizontal), 4.鈪 (vertical), 5.鈪 (horizontal), 6.丶 (dot), 7.丶 (dot), 8.ノ (撇), 9.鈪 (vertical), 10.鈪 (horizontal fold), 11.鈪 (horizontal fold), 11.鈪 (horizontal fold), 12. (horizontal fold), 11.一 (horizontal), 12.一 (horizontal), 13.一 (horizontal), 14.丨 (vertical).

Total strokes of molt: 13. 1.丨 (vertical), 2.? (horizontal fold), 3.鈪 (horizontal), 4.鈪 (vertical), 5.鈪 (horizontal), 6.丶 (点), 7.丶 (点), 8.ノ (撇), 9.鈪 (鈪), 10.鈪 (鈪). (horizontal fold), 11.一(横), 12.ノ(撇), 13.乚(竖弯钩).