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茧
jiǎn
cocoon; callus, blister
💡 Ideographic:
A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫
Words Using 茧 (9)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
茧
jiǎn
cocoon / callus
茧
jiǎn
cocoon / callus
作茧
zuòjiǎn
to make a cocoon
作茧
zuòjiǎn
to make a cocoon
作茧自缚
zuòjiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
作茧自缚
zuòjiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
茧子
jiǎnzi
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[趼子]]
茧子
jiǎnzi
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[趼子]]
造茧自缚
zàojiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
造茧自缚
zàojiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
抽丝剥茧
chōusībāojiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
抽丝剥茧
chōusībāojiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
老茧
lǎojiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[老趼]]
老茧
lǎojiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also [[老趼]]
蚕茧
cánjiǎn
silkworm cocoon
蚕茧
cánjiǎn
silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸
cánjiǎnzhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
蚕茧纸
cánjiǎnzhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱艹虫
i
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic:
A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes