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茧
繭
jiǎn
1. cocoon
2. callus
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

茧
jiǎn
cocoon; callus, blister
9 丶

Compound Words (8)

作茧
zuòjiǎn
to make a cocoon
茧子
jiǎnzi
callus (patch or hardened skin)
老茧
lǎojiǎn
callus (patch or hardened skin)
蚕茧
cánjiǎn
silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸
cánjiǎnzhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
作茧自缚
zuòjiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
抽丝剥茧
chōusībāojiǎn
lit. to spin silk from cocoons
造茧自缚
zàojiǎnzìfù
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising

Alternate Entries

茧
jiǎn
variant of [[繭|茧<jiǎn>]]

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,607
Word Frequency Rank
7,540 of 84,292

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