cán蚕（蠶）
蚕（蠶）
common
noun
Meaning of 蚕
蚕 means silkworm; silkworms collectively. Pronounced cán.
- silkworm; silkworms collectively
Character Info
Radical虫
Strokes10
Components
虫
天
Stroke Order
蚕
Definitions & Examples
Cán蚕
kě可
yǐ以
tǔ吐
chū出
cán蚕
sī丝
。
Silkworms can spin silk thread.
Tā她
zhèng正
zài在
xué学
xí习
yǎng养
cán蚕
jì技
shù术
。
She is learning silkworm rearing techniques.
Cán蚕
bǎo宝
bǎo宝
chī吃
sāng桑
yè叶
zhǎng长
dà大
。
Baby silkworms grow by eating mulberry leaves.
Zhè这
xiē些
cán蚕
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shǐ始
tǔ吐
sī丝
jié结
jiǎn茧
le了
。
These silkworms have started spinning cocoons.
Zhōng中
guó国
shì是
zuì最
zǎo早
sì饲
yǎng养
cán蚕
de的
guó国
jiā家
zhī之
yī一
。
China is one of the earliest countries to raise silkworms.
Measure Words
只/ zhī
Primary
条/ tiáo