1. 蚕
  2. 茧

蚕

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Meta:

  1. 蚕 is the 2781st most frequent character.
  2. 蚕 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 蚕 appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. 蚕 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
蚕 => 天, 虫
Radical :
蚕 => 一 (one), 大 (big), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
蚕 => 一, 人, 一, 口, 丨, 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. can2 - silkworm

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

蚕 (蠶)
蚕丝 (蠶絲)
蚕豆 (蠶豆)
蚕食 (蠶食)

Medium Frequency

春蚕 (春蠶)
蚕茧 (蠶繭)
蚕蛹 (蠶蛹)
养蚕 (養蠶)

茧

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Meta:

  1. 茧 is the 3601st most frequent character.
  2. 茧 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 茧 appears as a character in 5 words.
  4. 茧 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
茧 => 艹, 虫
Radical :
茧 => 艹 (grass), 虫 (insect)
Graphical :
茧 => 艹, 口, 丨, 𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - cocoon/callus

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

茧 (繭)

Medium Frequency

作茧自缚 (作繭自縛)
茧子 (繭子)
老茧 (老繭)
蚕茧 (蠶繭)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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