棉

mián
#1,964 most
frequent character
cotton
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

棉 mián has 木 a tree as the meaning part. 帛 silk fabric also adds meaning and sound, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant kapok, then cotton, then cotton-padded.

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Example Sentences

她买了一些棉布。
tā mǎi le yīxiē miánbù 。
She bought some cotton fabric.
棉花制成的衣服非常舒适。
miánhuā zhìchéng de yīfú fēicháng shūshì 。
Clothes made of cotton are very comfortable.
这个棉被太重了，我想换一个轻一点的。
zhègè miánbèi tàizhòng le ， wǒxiǎng huàn yígè qīng yīdiǎn de 。
This cotton blanket is too heavy; I want to change to a lighter one.

Words with similar meanings

棉花miánhuā
cotton flower
Refers specifically to the cotton plant's flower, but commonly used to refer to cotton.

Homophones

眠mián
to sleep, to hibernate

Words Starting With 棉

棉花mián hua
cotton

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