Vita:繭

Parts

• 繭 1880 cocoon
  • ⺾ * flower
  • ⼌ * hood (glass cover, glass canopy, helmet, cowl)
  • 糸 1333 thread
  • 虫 517 insect

KANJIDIC Entry

• 繭 4B7A U7e6d B140 C120 G8 S18 XJ1536E XJ15B70 F2495 N4087 V4595 H2380 DK1542 L1880 K2013 O2896 DO1700 MN27944X MP8.1193 E1223 IN1911 DJ1946 DG1511 P2-3-15 I3k15.7 Q4422.7 DR1953 ZPP3-5-13 Yjian3 Wgyeon ケン まゆ きぬ {cocoon}

EDICT Entries

• 繭 [まゆ] / (n) cocoon / (P) /
• 繭糸 [けんし] / (n) silk thread / (P) /

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Meta

1. Frequency: 3608 out of 9933.

Decomposition

Once

• 繭 => 艹, No glyph available

Radical

• 繭 => 艹 (grass) , 冂 (upside down box) , 丨 (line) , 糹 (silk) , 虫 (insect)

Graphical

• 繭 => 艹,冂,丨,㇛,丶,丶,口,丨,𠂉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jian3 - cocoon/callus

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 繭 (jian3): The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiong1'.

Example Words

High Frequency

• 茧 (繭)

Medium Frequency

• 作茧自缚 (作繭自縛)
• 茧子 (繭子)
• 老茧 (老繭)
• 蚕茧 (蠶繭)