蚕卵

蠶卵

cánluǎn

noun #24,793

Measure Word

一粒蚕卵 lì

Meanings

1 silkworm eggs
2 eggs of the silkworm moth

Characters

Examples

蚕卵孵化后变成蚕宝宝。

Cánluǎn fūhuà hòu biàn chéng cán bǎobao.

After hatching, silkworm eggs become silkworm larvae.

养蚕的第一步是孵化蚕卵。

Yǎng cán de dì yī bù shì fūhuà cánluǎn.

The first step in raising silkworms is hatching the eggs.

蚕卵非常小，需要用放大镜观察。

Cánluǎn fēicháng xiǎo, xūyào yòng fàngdàjìng guānchá.

Silkworm eggs are very small and need a magnifying glass to observe.

Tips

culture

Sericulture (silkworm cultivation) has been practiced in China for over 5,000 years. Silkworm eggs were historically a state secret — their unauthorized export was punishable by death in ancient China.

Stroke Order

蚕 cán

卵 luǎn