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棉
mián
1. generic term for cotton or kapok
2. cotton
3. padded or quilted with cotton
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

棉
mián
cotton; cotton-padded
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

木棉
mùmián
cotton
棉布
miánbù
cotton cloth
棉条
miántiáo
tampon
棉棒
miánbàng
cotton swab
棉毛
miánmáo
knitted cotton
棉球
miánqiú
cotton ball
棉田
miántián
cotton field
棉签
miánqiān
variant of [[棉籤|棉签<miánqiān>]]
棉签
miánqiān
cotton swab
棉纱
miánshā
cotton yarn
棉絮
miánxù
cotton wadding
棉线
miánxiàn
cotton thread
棉花
miánhua
cotton
HSK 6
棉兰
Miánlán
Medan (city in Indonesia)
棉衣
miányī
cotton-padded clothes
棉被
miánbèi
comforter
棉裤
miánkù
quilted cotton trousers
棉袄
miánǎo
cotton-padded jacket
棉铃
miánlíng
cotton boll (fruit)
棉凫
miánfú
(Chinese bird species) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,966
Word Frequency Rank
6,314 of 84,292

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