cán
Traditional: 蠶
蚕 (cán) is a Chinese word meaning “silkworm”.
Meanings
- 1silkworm
Related words
蚕食(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at蚕丝natural silk (secreted by silkworm)蚕豆broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean桑蚕silkworm蚕食鲸吞lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)养蚕to raise silkworms养蚕业silk industry卧蚕plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)家蚕the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)柘蚕silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘[zhe4] tree柞蚕丝tussah silk桑蚕丝silk (specifically, mulberry silk)