蚕 ⇒
蚕食 cánshí, [蠶食], to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves)/fig. to embezzle progressively
蚕卵 蚕 cán, [蠶], silkworm
蚕丝 cánsī, [蠶絲], natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
蚕豆 cándòu, [蠶豆], broad bean (Vicia faba)/fava bean
桑蚕 sāngcán, [桑蠶], silkworm
蚕食鲸吞
茧 ⇒
茧 jiǎn, [繭]/[蠒], cocoon/callus, variant of 繭|茧[jiǎn]
作茧自缚 zuòjiǎnzìfù, [作繭自縛], to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devisin...
老茧 lǎojiǎn, [老繭], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 老趼
茧子 jiǎnzi, [繭子], callus (patch or hardened skin)/corns (on feet)/also 趼子