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  • n.silkworm

    • cán yǒng

      silkworm chrysalis

Words and phrases with 蚕

  • 蚕事
    [word]sericulture
  • 蚕床
    [word]silkworm-rearing shelf
  • 蚕病
    [word]flacherie
  • 蚕矢
    [word]silkworm excrement
  • 蚕宝宝
    [word]silkworm
  • 蚕桑
    [word]silkworm breeding and mulberry growing
  • 蚕簇
    [word]a small bundle of straw, etc., for silkworms to spin cocoons on
  • 蚕卵
    [word]graine
  • 蚕花
    [word]newly-hatched silkworm
  • 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