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茧
jiǎn
cocoon; callus, blister
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A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫
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⿱艹虫
i
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Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
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A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
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Words Using 茧 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
茧
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jiǎn
cocoon / callus
jiǎn
茧
↗
cocoon / callus
作茧自缚
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zuòjiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
zuòjiǎnzìfù
作茧自缚
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to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
抽丝剥茧
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chōusībāojiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
chōusībāojiǎn
抽丝剥茧
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lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
茧子
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jiǎnzi
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[趼子]]
jiǎnzi
茧子
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callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[趼子]]
老茧
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lǎojiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[老趼]]
lǎojiǎn
老茧
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callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[老趼]]
蚕茧
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cánjiǎn
silkworm cocoon
cánjiǎn
蚕茧
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silkworm cocoon
作茧
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zuòjiǎn
to make a cocoon
zuòjiǎn
作茧
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to make a cocoon
蚕茧纸
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cánjiǎnzhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
cánjiǎnzhǐ
蚕茧纸
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paper made from silkworm cocoons
造茧自缚
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zàojiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
zàojiǎnzìfù
造茧自缚
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to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard