蚕丝(cán sī): natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
2 charactersTrad. 蠶絲
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- cán sī
- Meaning
- natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 蠶絲
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 蚕丝 — tap one to open its word page.
fěn粉sī丝
HSK 7-9bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles
sāng桑cán蚕sī丝
silk (specifically, mulberry silk)
wò卧cán蚕
plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
cán蚕jiǎn茧
silkworm cocoon
cán蚕yǒng蛹
silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
cán蚕é蛾
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
cán蚕dòu豆
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
cán蚕shí食
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
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