Memory phrase for the character: 茧

茧



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Meaning

cocoon, callus

Pronunciation

 jiǎn

Explanation

 Top: plant, grass 艹, bottom: insect 虫

Mnemonic
 
At the plant (hangs) an insect in form of: a cocoon.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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 Vocabulary

蚕茧 cán jiǎn  silkworm cocoon
造茧自缚 zào jiǎn zì fù  to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising; hoist with his own petard
蚕茧纸 cán jiǎn zhǐ  paper made from silkworm cocoons
蚕茧纸 cán jiǎn zhǐ  

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