蚕 cán

silkworms

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DEFINITIONS

蚕 cán
  • silkworm

STROKES

WORDS

蚕食 cán shí to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively
蚕丝 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕豆 cán dòu broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
桑蚕 sāng cán silkworm
家蚕 jiā cán the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
春蚕 chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]
柘蚕 zhè cán silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘[zhe4] tree
沙蚕 shā cán genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
白僵蚕 bái jiāng cán the larva of silkworm with batrytis
卧蚕 wò cán plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
草石蚕 cǎo shí cán Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
蚕丛 cán cóng Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
蚕子 cán zǐ silkworm eggs
蚕宝宝 cán bǎo bǎo silkworm
蚕山 cán shān silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
蚕沙 cán shā silkworm guano (excrement)
蚕眠 cán mián a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
蚕种 cán zhǒng silkworm eggs
蚕箔 cán bó tray of straw for raising silkworms; fig. sericulture
蚕纸 cán zhǐ paper on which silkworm lays its eggs
蚕茧 cán jiǎn silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸 cán jiǎn zhǐ paper made from silkworm cocoons
蚕菜 cán cài Malabar spinach; Basella alba
蚕蔟 cán cù silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)
蚕薄 cán bó variant of 蠶箔|蚕箔[can2 bo2]
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