茧

蠒
jiǎn
#3,601 most
frequent character
variant of 繭|茧[jian3]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

茧 pairs 艹, now an empty part shortened from 芇, with 虫 insect as the picture part. It first meant a silk cocoon. That single sense is the main one.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

茧jiǎn
(bound form) cocoon

Homophones

HSK 5
捡jiǎn
to pick up, to collect, to gather
HSK 6
拣jiǎn
to choose, to pick, to sort out
减jiǎn
subtract, reduce, decrease, cut
剪jiǎn
cut, clip, trim, wipe out, scissors
简jiǎn
simple, uncomplicated, letter
检jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect

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