silkworm
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蚕 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as cán in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 蠶 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蚕
Definitions for 蚕 pronounced as cán
- silkworm
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蚕 — see all
- natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
- broad bean (Vicia faba)
- fava bean
- to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)
- fig. to embezzle progressively
Collections
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Book 4 part 2
by Junon ※ 163 characters