Memory phrase for the Kanji: 蚕
蚕
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Meaning
silkworm
Pronunciation
cán
Explanation
Top: sky/heaven 天, below: insect 虫
Mnemonic
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A heavenly insect is: the silkworm!
Radicals
天
sky Don't mistake with "early death" 夭, even if there is some overlapping in the explanations.
虫
insect The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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Vocabulary
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蚕豆
cán dòu
broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
蚕蛹
cán yǒng
silkworm chrysalis; pupa
蚕丝
cán sī
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕蛾
cán é
Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
蚕茧
cán jiǎn
silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸
cán jiǎn zhǐ
paper made from silkworm cocoons
蚕茧纸
cán jiǎn zhǐ
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