jiǎn = ji + an3
cocoon / callus
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jiǎn = ji + an3
(bound form) cocoon / (bound form) callus (variant of 趼[jian3])
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How to pronounce 繭

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.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

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繭 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
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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jīn = ji + (e)n1
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
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= mi + Ø4
fine silk / Kangxi radical 120
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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 繭 as component

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

to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist by his own petard
to make a cocoon
(Internet) echo chamber / filter bubble

Sentences with 繭

繭 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiǎn

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