silkworm
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蠶 is a 24 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as cán in the second tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 蚕 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 蠶
Definitions for 蠶 pronounced as cán
- silkworm
Vocabulary
The most common words for 蠶 — see all
- natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
- broad bean (Vicia faba)
- fava bean
- to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)
- fig. to embezzle progressively