Chinese Character 蠶 Meanings and components.

Form

蠶

Meaning

蠶 meaning[3] in English

Silkworm.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 蠶 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are if, supposing, nevertheless (朁) , and (䖵)

Its radical[1] is: 虫 (chong2) which means: 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, .虫chong2lower form …

In cangjie it is written with MUALI

How to write 蠶

To write蠶can2silkworm you should write a combination of 朁can3if, supposing, … , 䖵kun1 arranged in a 吕 shape:

朁 + 䖵 = 蠶

蠶 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 蠶 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 蠶, looks as follow:

蠶
Pinyin:can2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Silkworm
朁
Pinyin:can3 Shape:咒
Meaning[3]: If, Supposing, Nevertheless
旡
Pinyin:ji4
Meaning[3]: Choke On Something Eaten
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
䖵
Pinyin:kun1 Shape:吅
虫
Pinyin:chong2
Meaning[3]: 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

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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