Usage of the character 蟾
chán
蟾
[蟾]
- toad ("chán" represents the sound of its croaking)
- (mythology) the three-legged toad said to exist in the moon
- (metonym) the moon
chánchú
蟾蜍
[蟾蜍]
- toad
zhuǎchán
爪蟾
[爪蟾]
- Xenopus (type of frog)
chángōngzhéguì
蟾宫折桂
[蟾宮折桂]
- lit. plucking a branch of osmanthus from the Toad Palace (i.e. the moon)
- fig. to succeed in the imperial examination