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茧子

jiǎn zi

2-character word Traditional 繭子

What 茧子 means

1. callus (patch or hardened skin)
2. corns (on feet)
3. also 趼子

The characters in 茧子

• 茧jiǎn(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn zi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 剪子clippers; scissors; shears
• 趼子callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on the feet)