"茧" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Trad.
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 9
Structure
Decomp. 艹虫
Prononciation
Mandarin jiǎn
Entry Methods
Pinyin jian3
Kanji /
Cangjie
TLMI
廿中一戈
Sijiao 4413.6
Wubi AJU
CNS 11643 2-3257
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+8327
GB2312 BCEB
BIG5 D3B5
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 jiǎn variant of 繭|茧[jian3]
Results beginning with 茧
 jiǎn zi callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 趼子
Approximate Results for 茧
 cán jiǎn silkworm cocoon
 lǎo jiǎn callus (patch or hardened skin) / corns (on feet) / also 老趼
 zuò jiǎn to make a cocoon
 cán jiǎn zhǐ paper made from silkworm cocoons
 zuò jiǎn zì fù to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
 chōu sī bāo jiǎn lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom)
 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
 pò jiǎn chéng dié lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) / fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle / to get to a better place after going through difficult period
 xìn xī jiǎn fáng (Internet) echo chamber / filter bubble
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