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茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
茧 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

茧 Stroke Order — How to Write 茧

Stroke Order

茧 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

茧 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹虫

茧 is an ideographic compound. A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫.

Radical: 艹 + 6 more strokes

茧 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiǎn

Meanings of 茧 in Chinese

1

jiǎn茧

The silken case spun by the larvae of some insects, such as silkworms, before they turn into pupae; a cocoon.
农夫们小心翼翼地收集着新鲜的蚕茧。
Farmers carefully collected the fresh silkworm cocoons.
A hardened patch of skin, especially on the hands or feet, caused by repeated friction; a callus.
他手上磨出了厚厚的茧子。
He developed thick calluses on his hands.

Common Words and Phrases with 茧

1
jiǎn茧chóu绸
tussah silk; pongee
这条裙子是用优质茧绸制成的，穿着非常舒适。
This dress is made of high-quality tussah silk, and it is very comfortable to wear.
2
jiǎn茧zi子
Cocoon (especially silkworm cocoon); callus.
农夫小心翼翼地从桑叶中取出金黄色的茧子
The farmer carefully removed the golden cocoons from the mulberry leaves.

More words with 茧

Idioms with 茧

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Questions about 茧

What does 茧 mean in Chinese?

茧 (jiǎn) means “A hardened patch of skin, especially on the hands or feet, caused by repeated friction; a callus” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 茧?

茧 is pronounced jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 茧 have?

茧 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 茧?

茧 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 茧?

The radical of 茧 is 艹, and 茧 is an ideographic compound.