Usage of the character 茧
jiǎn
茧
[蠒]
- variant of 繭／茧 (jiǎn)
jiǎn
茧
[繭]
- (bound form) cocoon
- (bound form) callus (variant of 趼 (jiǎn))
chóngjiǎn
重茧
[重繭]
- thick callus
- (literary) thick silkwaste padded clothes
lǎojiǎn
老茧
[老繭]
- callus (patch or hardened skin)
- corns (on feet)
- also 老趼
zuòjiǎn
作茧
[作繭]
- to make a cocoon
jiǎnzi
茧子
[繭子]
- callus (patch or hardened skin)
- corns (on feet)
- also 趼子
cánjiǎn
蚕茧
[蠶繭]
- silkworm cocoon
cánjiǎnzhǐ
蚕茧纸
[蠶繭紙]
- paper made from silkworm cocoons
zàojiǎnzìfù
造茧自缚
[造繭自縛]
- to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- hoist with his own petard
zuòjiǎnzìfù
作茧自缚
[作繭自縛]
- to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising
- hoist by his own petard
xìnxījiǎnfáng
信息茧房
[信息繭房]
- (Internet) echo chamber
- filter bubble
chōusībōjiǎn
抽丝剥茧
[抽絲剝繭]
- lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
pòjiǎnchéngdié
破茧成蝶
[破繭成蝶]
- lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
- fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
- to get to a better place after going through difficult period