Character

繭 jiǎn

cocoon; callus, blister

作繭 zuò jiǎn	to make a cocoon
作繭自縛 zuò jiǎn zì fù	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist by his own petard
抽絲剝繭 chōu sī bāo jiǎn	lit. to spin silk from cocoons; fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
破繭成蝶 pò jiǎn chéng dié	lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to get to a better place after going through difficult period
繭子 jiǎn zi	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 趼子
老繭 lǎo jiǎn	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼
蠶繭 cán jiǎn	silkworm cocoon
蠶繭紙 cán jiǎn zhǐ	paper made from silkworm cocoons
造繭自縛 zào jiǎn zì fù	to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard

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