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cán = c + an2
silkworm
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How to pronounce 蚕

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= c initial

C is for the King of Chu.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

蚕 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
tiān = ti + an1
day / sky / heaven
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variant of 蟲|虫[chong2]
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lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures / CL:條|条[tiao2],隻|只[zhi1] / (fig.) person with a particular undesirable characteristic
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Characters with 蚕 as component

蚕 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 蚕

(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
broad bean (Vicia faba) / fava bean

Sentences with 蚕

蚕 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cán

silkworm

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