jiǎn

cocoon; callus; variant of jiǎn

Character data

Radical ⽷ (120.13)
Strokes 18
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

繭 jiǎn
  1. 1. cocoon
  2. 2. callus
  3. 3. variant of jiǎn

Words containing 繭

Word Meaning
to make a cocoon
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also jiǎn zi
callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also lǎo jiǎn
silkworm cocoon
paper made from silkworm cocoons
to trap oneself by one’s own actions
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