绵 mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

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DEFINITIONS

  • cotton wad
  • wool
  • soft, downy
  • silk floss
  • continuous
  • soft
  • weak
  • mild-mannered (dialect)
  • old variant of 綿|绵[mian2]
  • cotton

STROKES

WORDS

海绵 hǎi mián sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber
绵羊 mián yáng sheep
缠绵 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness)
软绵绵 ruǎn mián mián soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
绵绵 mián mián continuous; uninterrupted
连绵 lián mián continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
绵延 mián yán continuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)
绵薄 mián bó my humble effort; my meager contribution (humble)
绵绵不绝 mián mián bù jué continuous; endless
绵力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.)
绵长 mián cháng long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged
延绵 yán mián to extend continuously
绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove
海绵宝宝 hǎi mián bǎo bǎo SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)
海绵状 hǎi mián zhuàng spongy
海绵体 hǎi mián tǐ erectile tissue (genital); corpus cavernosum
牛海绵状脑病 niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; mad cow disease
石绵 shí mián asbestos
福寿绵长 fú shòu mián cháng good luck and long life
丝绵 sī mián silk floss; down
绵亘 mián gèn to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
绵子 mián zi (dial.) silk floss
绵密 mián mì detailed; meticulous; fine and careful
绵惙 mián chuò critically ill
绵白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder
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