jiǎn
cocoon
A silk cocoon 艹 spun by a worm 虫
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 茧
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
cocoon | ||
also 老趼 | ||
hoist by his own petard | ||
also 趼子 | ||
silkworm cocoon |