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茧 = 艹 + 虫

茧 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cocoon”. It is built from 艹 (grass) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword
cocoon
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jiǎn
Script
Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as
кокон

Decomposition

ids

  1. 艹 grass
  2. 虫 insects

How to find 茧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “grass” + “insects”. 茧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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