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  • n.silkworm

    • cán yǒng

      silkworm chrysalis

Words and phrases with 蚕

  • 蚕屎
    [word]dung of silkworm
  • 蚕蚁
    [word]newly-hatched silkworm
  • 蚕宝宝
    [word]silkworm
  • 蚕簇
    [word]a small bundle of straw, etc., for silkworms to spin cocoons on
  • 蚕蛹油
    [word]silkworm chrysalis oil
  • 蚕病
    [word]flacherie
  • 蚕豆病
    [word]favism
  • 蚕房
    [word]cocoonery
  • 蚕蔟
    [word]straw framework for silkworms to spin cocoons on
  • 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