Chinese Word: 蚕 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蚕 (Trad.: 蠶)

Pinyin: cán

English Definition: silkworm

Chinese Definition:
①昆虫，有“家蚕”和“柞蚕”，通常指“家蚕”，吃桑叶，吐丝做茧。丝可织绸缎。“柞蚕”吃柞树叶，丝可织茧绸：蚕丝。蚕茧。蚕食。蚕宝宝(蚕的爱称)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:天 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 天 [ tiān ] sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk

Similar Characters: 虿蛋

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蚕食	cán shí	to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively
蚕豆	cán dòu	broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
蚕茧	cán jiǎn	silkworm cocoon
蚕丝	cán sī	natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
桑蚕	sāng cán	silkworm

1		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lǐng dài 领带 shì 是 cán sī 蚕丝 zhì chéng 制成 de 的。 This tie is made of silk.
2		rì běn guǎn 日本馆 bèi 被 zhōng guó rén 中国人 chēng zuò 称作 “ zǐ 紫 cán 蚕 dǎo 岛 ” 。 The pavilion has been dubbed "Purple Silkworm Island" by Chinese people.
3		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心 dǎ fān 打翻 le 了 cán biǎn 蚕匾， sāng yè 桑叶 sǎn 散 mǎn 满 le 了 yī 一 de 地。 He carelessly knocked over the silkworm tray, leaving the floor covered with folia mori.
4		“ cán 蚕 de 的 yōu shì 优势 zài yú 在于 róng yì 容易 yǎng zhí 养殖， ” hā yà 哈亚 xī 希 bó shì 博士 shuō 说。 "The advantage of silkworms is that they' re easy to grow, " Dr. Hayashi said.
5		zhī zhū 蜘蛛 hé 和 cán 蚕 dōu 都 shì 是 cái liào kē xué 材料科学 lǐng yù 领域 de 的 dà shī 大师， bú guò 不过 zhōng yú 终于 kē xué jiā 科学家 zhèng 正 yíng tóu gǎn shàng 迎头赶上。 Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up.

1		zhè 这 tiáo 条 lǐng dài 领带 shì 是 cán sī 蚕丝 zhì chéng 制成 de 的。 This tie is made of silk.
2		rì běn guǎn 日本馆 bèi 被 zhōng guó rén 中国人 chēng zuò 称作 “ zǐ 紫 cán 蚕 dǎo 岛 ” 。 The pavilion has been dubbed "Purple Silkworm Island" by Chinese people.
3		tā 他 yī bù xiǎo xīn 一不小心 dǎ fān 打翻 le 了 cán biǎn 蚕匾， sāng yè 桑叶 sǎn 散 mǎn 满 le 了 yī 一 de 地。 He carelessly knocked over the silkworm tray, leaving the floor covered with folia mori.
4		“ cán 蚕 de 的 yōu shì 优势 zài yú 在于 róng yì 容易 yǎng zhí 养殖， ” hā yà 哈亚 xī 希 bó shì 博士 shuō 说。 "The advantage of silkworms is that they' re easy to grow, " Dr. Hayashi said.
5		zhī zhū 蜘蛛 hé 和 cán 蚕 dōu 都 shì 是 cái liào kē xué 材料科学 lǐng yù 领域 de 的 dà shī 大师， bú guò 不过 zhōng yú 终于 kē xué jiā 科学家 zhèng 正 yíng tóu gǎn shàng 迎头赶上。 Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up.