茧(jiǎn)

9 strokesTrad. 繭

(bound form) cocoon

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Character information

Pinyin
jiǎn
Meaning
(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])
Strokes
9
HSK level
—
Traditional
繭

Origin & structure

Where 茧 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹虫

A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

艹ǎo虫chóng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 繭: A silk 糹 cocoon 冂 spun by a worm 虫

How to write 茧 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 茧

Common words using 茧 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zuò作jiǎn茧

to make a cocoon

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jiǎn茧zǐ子

callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子

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lǎo老jiǎn茧

callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼

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zuò作jiǎn茧zì自fù缚

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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chōu抽sī丝bāo剥jiǎn茧

(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)

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cán蚕jiǎn茧

silkworm cocoon

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zào造jiǎn茧zì自fù缚

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

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From 茧’s common words

作子老自缚抽丝剥

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