蝉蜕

Traditional form:

蟬蛻

Pinyin (reading):

chántuì

Definitions:

• cicada slough
• fig. to free oneself
• to extricate oneself from

Characters:

• 蝉 - cicada; continuous
• 蜕 - to molt

Traditional characters:

• 蟬 - cicada; continuous
• 蛻 - to molt