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茧
繭
Character Breakdown (Single character)
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,607
- Word Frequency Rank
- 7,540 of 84,292