茧 [jiăn] has the meaning of cocoon, chrysalis, the character is the image of the cocoon of an insect 虫 [chóng] hanging from the leaf of a plant 艹 [cǎo].
茧 [jiăn] tiene el significado de crisálida, el carácter es la imagen de un capullo de un insecto 虫 [chóng] colgado de la hoja de una planta 艹 [cǎo].