cán

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  • n.silkworm

    • cán yǒng

      silkworm chrysalis

Words and phrases with 蚕

  • 蚕床
    [word]silkworm-rearing shelf
  • 蚕矢汤
    [word]silkworm excrement decoction
  • 蚕纸
    [word]silkworm egg sheet
  • 蚕山
    [word]a cone-shaped bundle of straw
  • 蚕衣
    [word]silkworm cocoon; woman who raise silkworms
  • 蚕胶丝
    [word]silkworm gut
  • 蚕女
    [word]silkworm-raising woman; Goddess of Silkworm
  • 蚕忌
    [word]sericultural taboo
  • 蚕食政策
    [word]policy of piecemeal encroachment
  • 蚕食鲸吞
    [idiom]bite off little by little as a silkworm

Word usage

  • "蚕" is often matched with measure word "只"or"条"or"种".
    • one silkworm

    • one silkworm

    • one kind of silkworm

Similar-form characters to 蚕

Chinese Characters with pinyin cán

  • damage; cruel
  • feel ashamed