蚕
Character Breakdown
Radical: 虫 (no. 142)Traditional: 蠶
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- silkworm
Example Sentences
春天蚕吃桑叶吐丝做茧结茧。
Cán chī sāngyè tǔsī
Silkworms eat mulberry leaves and spin silk
Words Containing 蚕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 卧蚕 | wò cán | plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature) | |
| 家蚕 | jiā cán | the common silkworm (Bombyx mori) | |
| 春蚕 | Chūn cán | Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4] | |
| 柘蚕 | zhè cán | silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘[zhe4] tree | |
| 桑蚕 | sāng cán | silkworm | |
| 沙蚕 | shā cán | genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm | |
| 蚕丛 | Cán Cóng | Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture | |
| 蚕子 | cán zǐ | silkworm eggs | |
| 蚕山 | cán shān | silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons) | |
| 蚕沙 | cán shā | silkworm guano (excrement) |
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