蚕

蠶
cán
#2,781 most
frequent character
silkworm

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蚕 has 虫 insect as its meaning part. 天 is an empty part now; it was once 朁 cǎn, which supplied the sound. Together they name the silkworm.

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Homophones

残cán
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