Chinese Character Dictionary

蚕沙

cán shā

silkworm guano (excrement)

蚕眠

cán mián

hibernation period of silkworms

蚕眠字

cán mián zì

handwriting that resembles a hibernating silkworm

蚕种

cán zhŏng

silkworm eggs

蚕箔

cán bó

tray of straw for raising silkworms

蚕纸

cán zhĭ

paper on which silkworm lays its eggs

蚕丝

cán sī

natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

蚕茧

cán jiăn

silkworm cocoon

蚕茧纸

cán jiăn zhĭ

paper made from silkworm cocoons

蚕菜

cán cài

Malabar spinach

蚕蔟

cán cù

silkworm nest (bundle of straw etc provided for silkworm to spin their cocoons)

蚕薄

cán bó

variant of 蠶箔|蚕箔[cán bó]

蚕蛹

cán yŏng

silkworm chrysalis

蚕蛾

cán é

Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)

蚕蚁

cán yĭ

newly hatched silkworm

蚕豆

cán dòu

broad bean (Vicia faba)

蚕豆症

cán dòu zhèng

G6PD deficiency

蚕农

cán nóng

sericulture

蚕食

cán shí

to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)

蠸

quán

Aulacophora femoralis

蠹

dù

insect that eats into books, clothing etc

蠹吏

dù lì

corrupt officials

蠹国害民

dù guó hài mín

to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)

蠹害

dù hài

to harm

蠹弊

dù bì

malpractice

蠹政

dù zhèng

parasitic government

蠹众木折

dù zhòng mù zhé

Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)

蠹简

dù jiăn

old worm-eaten books

蠹蛀

dù zhù

to be moth-eaten

蠹虫

dù chóng

moth

蠹鱼

dù yú

silverfish

蠹鱼子

dù yú zi

silverfish

蛮

mán

barbarian

蛮不讲理

mán bù jiăng lĭ

capricious muleheadedness

蛮力

mán lì

brute force

蛮夷

mán yí

common term for non-Han peoples in former times, not exclusively derogatory

蛮子

mán zi

barbarian

蛮干

mán gàn

to act rashly

蛮悍

mán hàn

rude and violent

蛮横

mán hèng

rude and unreasonable

蛮横无理

mán héng wú lí

rude and unreasonable

蛮皮

mán pí

recalcitrant

蛮缠

mán chán

to pester

蛮荒

mán huāng

savage

蛮邸

mán dĭ

foreign mission (in former times)

蠼

qú

earwig 蠼螋

蠼螋

qú sōu

earwig

蠽

jié

small green cicada

血

xuè

blood

血中毒

xuè zhòng dú

blood poisoning

血债

xuè zhài

debt of blood (after killing sb)

血债累累

xuè zhài lĕi lĕi

debts of blood crying out for retribution

血债血偿

xuè zhài xuè cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

血债要用血来偿

xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

血债要用血来还

xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

血凝

xuè níng

to coagulate

血凝素

xuè níng sù

hemaglutinin (the H of virus such as bird flu HN1)

血刃

xuè rèn

bloodshed

血友病

xuè yŏu bìng

hemophilia

血口

xuè kŏu

bloody mouth (from devouring freshly killed prey)