cocoon
茧 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎn in the third tone.
In traditional Chinese the characters 蠒 or 繭 may be used instead.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 茧
Definitions for 茧 pronounced as jiǎn
- variant of 繭|茧[jian3]
- cocoon
- callus
Vocabulary
The most common words for 茧 — see all
- callus (patch or hardened skin)
- corns (on feet)
- also 老趼
- to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- hoist by his own petard
- callus (patch or hardened skin)
- corns (on feet)
- also 趼子
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Book 4 part 2
by Junon ※ 163 characters