Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 蚕


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Meaning

silkworm

Pronunciation

cán

Explanation

Top: sky/heaven , below: insect

Mnemonic

A heavenly insect is: the silkworm!

Radicals

sky(Don't mistake with "early death" , even if there ae some overlappings in the explanations.)
insect(Also this radical is understood as: insect.)
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Vocabulary

蚕豆 cán dòu broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean
蚕蛹 cán yǒng silkworm chrysalis; pupa
蚕丝 cán sī natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕蛾 cán é Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)
蚕茧 cán jiǎn silkworm cocoon
蚕茧纸 cán jiǎn zhǐ paper made from silkworm cocoons

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