蠶 (caam4 | can2) : silkworm

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蠶

caam4

can2

silkworm

Stroke count: 24

Level: 3

Radical: (#142)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

蠶 / 蚕

This word has been viewed 4911 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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蠶豆 caam4 dau6*2 can2 dou4 = horsebean

蠶蛹 caam4 jung2 can2 yong3 = silkworm pupa

蠶蟲 caam4 cung4*2 = silkworm

蠶食鯨吞 caam4 sik6 king4 tan1 can2 shi2 jing1 tun1 = of the powerful to gradually seize and occupy or swallow up that of the weak

鐵蠶豆 tit3 caam4 dau6*2 tie3 can2 dou4 = roasted broad bean

蠶春 caam4 ceon1 = silkworm eggs

蠶蟲師爺 caam4 cung4*2 si1 ye4 can2 chong2 shi1 ye2 = a person who gets caught in his own trap 粵

柞蠶 zok6 caam4 zuo4 can2 = tussah

柞蠶絲 zok6 caam4 si1 zuo4 can2 si1 = tussah silk

蠶繭 caam4 gaan2 can2 jian3 = silkworm cocoon

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蠶
Unicode code for this character: U+8836 (off-site link)

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