蚕

cán

silkworm

Traditional 蠶

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han
  2. 蠶RegularTraditional
  3. 蚕SimplifiedToday

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

cán can2
  1. silkworm

Words with 蚕

  • 蚕子cánzǐsilkworm eggs
  • 家蚕jiācánthe common silkworm (Bombyx mori)
  • 沙蚕shācángenus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
  • 蚕沙cánshāsilkworm guano (excrement)
  • 蚕食cánshí(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
  • 蚕菜cáncàiMalabar spinach (Basella alba)
  • 养蚕yǎngcánto raise silkworms
  • 蚕豆cándòubroad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
  • 蚕丝cánsīnatural silk (secreted by silkworm)
  • 蚕种cánzhǒngsilkworm eggs
  • 蚕纸cánzhǐpaper on which silkworm lays its eggs
  • 蚕农cánnóngsericulturist

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