绵

緜
mián
#2,181 most
frequent character
cotton, old variant of 綿|绵[mian2]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

绵 mián joins 纟 silk threads with 帛 silk fabric. Both point to original 'piece of silk'; later it grew to 'continuous,' then cotton thread, cotton, and 'soft, weak.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

绵mián
silk floss, continuous, soft, weak

Homophones

棉mián
cotton
眠mián
to sleep, to hibernate

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