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Character Decomposition
茧=艹+虫
Etymology
A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫
Meanings
(bound form) cocoon
(bound form) callus (variant of 趼 jiǎn)
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Words with 茧 58 total
silkworm cocoon蚕茧cán jiǎncallus (patch or hardened skin) · corns (on feet) · also 趼子茧子jiǎn zithick callus · (literary) thick silkwaste padded clothes重茧chóng jiǎnto make a cocoon作茧zuò jiǎncallus (patch or hardened skin) · corns (on feet) · also 老趼老茧lǎo jiǎnpaper made from silkworm cocoons蚕茧纸cán jiǎn zhǐto spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising · hoist with his own petard造茧自缚zào jiǎn zì fùto spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising · hoist by his own petard作茧自缚zuò jiǎn zì fù(Internet) echo chamber · filter bubble信息茧房xìn xī jiǎn fáng(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) · (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter抽丝剥茧chōu sī bō jiǎnlit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) · fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle · to get to a better place after going through difficult period破茧成蝶pò jiǎn chéng dié
Idioms with 茧 13 total Chain
(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) · (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter抽丝剥茧chōu sī bō jiǎnto spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising · hoist with his own petard造茧自缚zào jiǎn zì fù
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