Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "繭", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "繭", and master the standard way of writing the character "繭".
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繭
1. A shell made of silk that silkworms or certain insects produce before transforming into a pupa.
蠶或某些昆蟲在變成蛹之前吐絲做成的殼。
2. Silk thread. Reference: Ming dynasty writer Zhang Huang.
絲線。明張煌言。
3. Clothing made of fuzzy silk cotton, later called “襺”.
絮絲綿的衣服。後作“襺”。
4. Can also refer to “趼”, which means a callosity formed on the palms or soles due to friction.
通“趼”。腳掌或手掌因摩擦而成的硬皮。
繭
名詞
1. An outer skin made of silk that many insect larvae wrap around most of their body before metamorphosis, within which they pupate. The cocoon of the domesticated silkworm is the source of commercial silk. ([En.] cocoon)
許多昆蟲幼蟲在化蛹前包圍身體大部分的由絲組成的外皮,在其中化蛹。家蠶的繭是商業蠶絲的來源。
2. Refers to silk. ([En.] silk)
指繭絲。
3. Clothing made of fluffy silk. ([En.] silk dress)
絮絲棉的衣服。
4. Can also refer to callosity or callus formed on parts such as palms or soles due to friction. ([En.] callosity; callus)
通「趼」。手掌或腳掌等部因摩擦而生成的硬皮。
繭
形容詞
1. Shaped like a cocoon. ([En.] resembling a cocoon)
形狀如繭的。
2. Weak or low in tone or spirit. ([En.] low)
聲氣低微貌。
Note:
“繭栗” describes the initial state of a bull's horn, small and resembling a cocoon.
“繭卜” is an ancient custom where rice or wheat flour is made into a cocoon shape on the night of the 15th day of the first lunar month, with written materials placed inside to predict yearly events.