蚕
蠶Meanings
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- 1.silkworm
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Wiktionary
- 1.only used in 蜸蚕 (qiǎntiǎn, “earthworm”)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ): phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).
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Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
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蚕丝 natural silk (secreted by silkworm)蚕山 see 蚕蔟[cán cù]蚕沙 silkworm guano (excrement)桑蚕 silkworm沙蚕 genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm蚕丛 Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture蚕子 silkworm eggs蚕纸 paper on which silkworm lays its eggs卧蚕 plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)蚕薄 variant of 蚕箔[cán bó]蚕豆 broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean蚕眠 a silkworm's period of inactivity prior to molting