蚕 (cán): Silkworm — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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蚕

天heaven

虫insect

蚕=天heaven+虫insect

The silkworm (蚕) is an insect (虫) that works under heaven (天) to produce silk, a heavenly gift.

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Related Words: 蚕

Common words and phrases that contain 蚕.

zhà柞

cán蚕

tussah silkworm (feeds on oak leaves)

cán蚕

bó箔

bamboo tray for silkworms

cán蚕

yǒng蛹

silkworm pupa

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 蚕 is used in context

wǒ我

yé爷

ye爷

nián年

qīng轻

shí时

yǎng养

guò过

cán蚕

。

My grandfather raised silkworms when he was young.

cán蚕

jiǎn茧

kě可

yǐ以

yòng用

lái来

zhì制

zuò作

sī

zhè这

jiàn件

yī衣

fu服

shì是

yòng用

cán蚕

sī丝

zuò

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Characters with radical "虫".

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