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蚕
cán
Description
蚕是一种小虫子，它吃桑叶，长大以后会吐丝。
A 蚕 is a small insect that eats mulberry leaves and spins silk when it grows up.
人们用蚕吐的丝来做很漂亮的衣服。
People use the silk spun by 蚕 to make beautiful clothes.
Meanings
蚕cán
silkworm, an insect that produces silk
我家养了很多蚕。
My family raises many silkworms.
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Notes
- Etymology
蚕 combines 天 (sky) over 虫 (insect); it names the silk-producing worm.
- Nuance
often paired as 蚕宝宝 in everyday speech, an affectionate way to call silkworms.
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