蚕茧(cán jiǎn): silkworm cocoon
2 charactersTrad. 蠶繭
silkworm cocoon
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- cán jiǎn
- Meaning
- silkworm cocoon
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 蠶繭
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 蚕茧 — tap one to open its word page.
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sī丝
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
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
cán蚕shí食jīng鲸tūn吞
(lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
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