Keyword
silkworm
- Frequency
- #3401
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
cán
Mnemonic
虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 天 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
蚕食
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
蚕
silkworm
蚕丝
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕豆
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
养蚕
to raise silkworms
蚕茧
silkworm cocoon
蚕种
silkworm eggs
沙蚕
genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
春蚕
Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾 (MáoDùn)
桑蚕
silkworm
蚕蛹
silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
蚕蛾
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
家蚕
the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
桑蚕丝
silk (specifically, mulberry silk)
养蚕业
silk industry
蚕宝宝
silkworm
柞蚕丝
tussah silk
蚕农
sericulturist
蚕沙
silkworm guano (excrement)
卧蚕
plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
蚕子
silkworm eggs