Read Edit View history Discussion 蚕 cán silkworms Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 天 represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠶. Pinyin Separate values with commas cán × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 蚕 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 蠶 ×蚕 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 蚕 Simp strokes 蚕 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 蚕 Simp strokes 蚕 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 蚕 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 319, 745 ], [ 402, 737 ], [ 681, 781 ] ], [ [ 178, 552 ], [ 237, 541 ], [ 730, 608 ], [ 820, 591 ] ], [ [ 442, 715 ], [ 474, 679 ], [ 353, 462 ], [ 227, 339 ], [ 88, 256 ] ], [ [ 562, 567 ], [ 783, 386 ], [ 976, 354 ] ], [ [ 293, 341 ], [ 331, 302 ], [ 371, 162 ] ], [ [ 347, 339 ], [ 635, 370 ], [ 677, 336 ], [ 635, 252 ] ], [ [ 386, 207 ], [ 680, 226 ] ], [ [ 444, 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"M643,116Q579,106 509,95C482,91 482,91 468,89Q396,82 322,70Q297,66 259,73Q246,74 241,63Q237,50 245,39Q267,18 299,-7Q309,-13 323,-5Q378,22 436,36Q524,57 611,79Q635,85 657,93C665,96 652,118 643,116Z", "M657,93Q679,59 702,18Q712,-4 725,-10Q732,-14 741,-6Q754,3 753,45Q753,96 625,181Q618,188 614,177Q611,164 643,116C652,101 652,101 657,93Z" ] } 10 strokes 蚕 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 327, 743 ], [ 367, 735 ], [ 407, 737 ], [ 621, 778 ], [ 675, 778 ] ], [ [ 181, 549 ], [ 228, 540 ], [ 479, 580 ], [ 733, 608 ], [ 774, 603 ], [ 812, 590 ] ], [ [ 444, 710 ], [ 472, 686 ], [ 419, 560 ], [ 364, 475 ], [ 286, 388 ], [ 235, 344 ], [ 160, 293 ], [ 88, 256 ] ], [ [ 559, 568 ], [ 587, 553 ], [ 713, 438 ], [ 789, 383 ], [ 850, 368 ], [ 975, 353 ] ], [ [ 296, 337 ], [ 322, 319 ], [ 333, 299 ], [ 371, 166 ] ], [ [ 346, 339 ], [ 365, 328 ], [ 384, 329 ], [ 624, 373 ], [ 654, 359 ], [ 672, 339 ], [ 647, 276 ], [ 621, 259 ] ], [ [ 388, 184 ], [ 404, 198 ], [ 608, 231 ], [ 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Q 698 480 588 570 C 565 589 532 590 553 568 Z", "M 338 341 Q 326 345 301 347 Q 289 348 287 344 Q 281 337 291 323 Q 318 278 340 203 Q 344 179 360 166 Q 379 147 382 162 Q 383 169 383 178 L 379 211 Q 364 283 357 310 C 350 338 350 338 338 341 Z", "M 664 247 Q 686 304 716 321 Q 732 339 719 356 Q 647 416 590 387 Q 554 378 523 368 L 467 357 Q 403 347 338 341 C 308 338 327 305 357 310 Q 367 311 379 314 Q 422 321 468 329 L 521 338 Q 554 345 588 350 Q 615 356 625 344 Q 632 337 630 322 Q 623 285 614 254 C 606 225 653 219 664 247 Z", "M 514 197 Q 581 207 675 214 Q 685 215 687 224 Q 687 231 664 247 L 614 254 Q 613 255 611 254 Q 562 244 516 233 L 470 225 Q 422 218 379 211 C 349 206 353 179 383 178 Q 392 177 403 179 Q 431 186 470 191 L 514 197 Z", "M 509 95 Q 510 147 514 197 L 516 233 Q 517 288 521 338 L 523 368 Q 523 380 538 440 Q 542 450 522 465 Q 488 483 464 487 Q 448 490 440 482 Q 433 475 441 460 Q 463 426 465 404 Q 466 382 467 357 L 468 329 Q 469 280 470 225 L 470 191 Q 470 142 468 89 C 467 59 508 65 509 95 Z", "M 643 116 Q 579 106 509 95 L 468 89 Q 396 82 322 70 Q 297 66 259 73 Q 246 74 241 63 Q 237 50 245 39 Q 267 18 299 -7 Q 309 -13 323 -5 Q 378 22 436 36 Q 524 57 611 79 Q 635 85 657 93 C 685 103 673 121 643 116 Z", "M 657 93 Q 679 59 702 18 Q 712 -4 725 -10 Q 732 -14 741 -6 Q 754 3 753 45 Q 753 96 625 181 Q 618 188 614 177 Q 611 164 643 116 L 657 93 Z" ] } 10 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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