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蚕
cán
silkworm
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虫 (insect) provides meaning, 天 provides pronunciation
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10 strokes
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⿱天虫
i
Stroke Order
Component Tree i
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
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
HSK 1
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2 strokes
Words Using 蚕 (32)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蚕
↗
cán
silkworm
cán
蚕
↗
silkworm
蚕宝宝
↗
cánbǎobǎo
silkworm
cánbǎobǎo
蚕宝宝
↗
silkworm
蚕丛
↗
CánCóng
Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
CánCóng
蚕丛
↗
Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
蚕子
↗
cánzǐ
silkworm eggs
cánzǐ
蚕子
↗
silkworm eggs
草石蚕
↗
cǎoshícán
Chinese artichoke / Stachys sieboldii
cǎoshícán
草石蚕
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Chinese artichoke / Stachys sieboldii
蚕山
↗
cánshān
silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
cánshān
蚕山
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silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
蚕沙
↗
cánshā
silkworm guano (excrement)
cánshā
蚕沙
↗
silkworm guano (excrement)
蚕眠
↗
cánmián
hibernation period of silkworms
cánmián
蚕眠
↗
hibernation period of silkworms
蚕眠字
↗
cánmiánzì
handwriting that resembles a hibernating silkworm
cánmiánzì
蚕眠字
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handwriting that resembles a hibernating silkworm
春蚕
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Chūncán
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun [[茅盾<MáoDùn>]]
Chūncán
春蚕
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Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun [[茅盾<MáoDùn>]]