蚕茧 can2 jian3

silkworm cocoon

Traditional: 蠶繭

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English Phonetic: 'silkwә:m
Detailed Definition: n. the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk\nn. larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon