jiǎn茧(繭)
茧(繭)
common
noun
Meaning of 茧
茧 means silkworm cocoon; insect larva casing; callus; thickened skin. Pronounced jiǎn.
- silkworm cocoon; insect larva casing
- callus; thickened skin
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes12
Components
艹
茧
Stroke Order
茧
Definitions & Examples
Cán蚕
bǎo宝
bao宝
tǔ吐
chū出
de的
sī丝
jié结
chéng成
le了
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
jiǎn茧
。
Silkworm babies spin silk to form thick cocoons.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
shōu收
huò获
chéng成
shú熟
de的
cán蚕
jiǎn茧
。
Farmers are harvesting mature silkworm cocoons.
Zhè这
ge个
jiǎn茧
shì是
yóu由
yī一
zhī只
hú蝴
dié蝶
yòu幼
chóng虫
tǔ吐
sī丝
zhì制
chéng成
de的
。
This cocoon is made of silk spun by a butterfly larva.
Sāo缫
sī丝
chǎng厂
huì会
bǎ把
cán蚕
jiǎn茧
zhǔ煮
ruǎn软
yǐ以
chōu抽
chū出
cán蚕
sī丝
。
Silk mills boil cocoons to soften them and extract silk threads.
Yě野
shēng生
cán蚕
jiǎn茧
de的
yán颜
sè色
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
jiā家
cán蚕
jiǎn茧
gèng更
shēn深
。
Wild silkworm cocoons are usually darker in color than domesticated ones.
Measure Words
个/ gè
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