Chinese character
茧 · jiǎn
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom) · HSK · 9 strokes · radical 艹
Character card
茧
- Pinyin
- jiǎn
- Radical
- 艹
- Strokes
- 9
- Definitions
- lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
Words · 1
破茧成蝶 (破繭成蝶)
po4 jian3 cheng2 die2
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom); fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle; to get to a better place after going through difficult period
Examples · 1
经过多年的刻苦训练，她终于破茧成蝶，赢得了冠军。
After many years of grueling training, she finally [broke free of the cocoon and became a butterfly] (**metaphor**) and won the championship.