蚕 = 天 + 虫

蚕 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “silkworms”. It is built from 天 (sky) and 虫 (insects).

Keyword: silkworms
Pinyin (Mandarin): cán
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: шелкопряды
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 蚕 silkworm

Decomposition

ids

天 sky
虫 insects

How to find 蚕 without knowing its reading

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

Open 蚕 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.