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綿

mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

Strokes
14
Radical
糸
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 绵

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 绵, the simplified form of 綿. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 给我画只绵羊。

    Gěi wǒ huà zhǐ mián yáng

    Draw me a sheep.

  • 海绵吸水。

    Hǎi mián xī shuǐ

    A sponge absorbs water.

  • 他们主要输出的产品是纺织品,尤其以丝绸和绵为主。

    Tā men zhǔ yào shū chū de chǎn pǐn shì fǎng zhī pǐn yóu qí yǐ sī chóu hé mián wéi zhǔ

    Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 绵

  • 海绵hǎi mián 3–2 sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber
  • 连绵lián mián 2–2 continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)