Character data
蚕 cán
silkworm
#2787
Character data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | 2787th character |
| Radical | ⾍ (142.4) |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Index # | 1777 |
| TRADITIONAL | 蠶 |
Definitions
| 蚕 cán |
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Stroke order
Words containing 蚕
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fig. to embezzle progressively
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natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
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broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
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silkworm
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the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
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spring silkworm; title of a novel and film
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silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘zhè tree
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sandworm; marine bristle worm
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the larva of silkworm with batrytis
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plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
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Chinese artichoke; Stachys sieboldii
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Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture
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silkworm eggs
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silkworm
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silkworm nest of straw for spinning cocoons
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silkworm guano (excrement)
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a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting
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silkworm eggs
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tray of straw for raising silkworms; fig. sericulture
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paper on which silkworm lays its eggs
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silkworm cocoon
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paper made from silkworm cocoons
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Malabar spinach; Basella alba
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silkworm straw frame for spinning cocoons
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variant of 蠶箔cán bó
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