蚕

卧蚕

wò cán

plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)

养蚕

yǎng cán

to raise silkworms

养蚕业

yǎng cán yè

silk industry

家蚕

jiā cán

the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

桑蚕

sāng cán

silkworm

蚕丝

cán sī

natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

春蚕

chūn cán

Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]

柘蚕

zhè cán

silkworms fed on the leaves of the 柘[zhe4] tree

柞蚕丝

zuò cán sī

tussah silk

桑蚕丝

sāng cán sī

silk (specifically, mulberry silk)

蚕茧

cán jiǎn

silkworm cocoon

沙蚕

shā cán

genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm