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蚕丝

cán sī

2-character word Traditional 蠶絲

What 蚕丝 means

1. natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

The characters in 蚕丝

• 蚕cánsilkworm
• 丝sīsilk; thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips…

Words containing 蚕丝

• 桑蚕丝sāng cán sīsilk (specifically, mulberry silk)
• 柞蚕丝zuò cán sītussah silk

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