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蚕
cán
silkworm
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 天 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蚕 (32)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蚕
cán
silkworm
蚕
cán
silkworm
柘蚕
zhècán
silkworms fed on the leaves of the [[柘<zhè>]] tree
柘蚕
zhècán
silkworms fed on the leaves of the [[柘<zhè>]] tree
桑蚕
sāngcán
silkworm
桑蚕
sāngcán
silkworm
沙蚕
shācán
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
沙蚕
shācán
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
白僵蚕
báijiāngcán
the larva of silkworm with batrytis
白僵蚕
báijiāngcán
the larva of silkworm with batrytis
草石蚕
cǎoshícán
Chinese artichoke / Stachys sieboldii
草石蚕
cǎoshícán
Chinese artichoke / Stachys sieboldii
春蚕
Chūncán
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun [[茅盾<MáoDùn>]]
春蚕
Chūncán
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun [[茅盾<MáoDùn>]]
蚕丛
CánCóng
Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
蚕丛
CánCóng
Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
蚕子
cánzǐ
silkworm eggs
蚕子
cánzǐ
silkworm eggs
家蚕
jiācán
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
家蚕
jiācán
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿱天虫
i
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
💡 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