Usage of the character 棉
mián
棉
[棉]
- generic term for cotton or kapok
- cotton
- padded or quilted with cotton
miánqiú
棉球
[棉球]
- cotton ball
- swab
- tampon
miánfú
棉凫
[棉鳧]
- (bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
miánxù
棉絮
[棉絮]
- cotton wadding
miányī
棉衣
[棉衣]
- cotton-padded clothes
- CL:件 (jiàn)
miánhua
棉花
[棉花]
- cotton
miánlíng
棉铃
[棉鈴]
- cotton boll (fruit)
mùmián
木棉
[木棉]
- cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
shímián
石棉
[石棉]
- asbestos
Shímián
石棉
[石棉]
- Shimian County in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan
miántián
棉田
[棉田]
- cotton field
yàmián
轧棉
[軋棉]
- to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber)
xùmián
絮棉
[絮棉]
- cotton wadding
yàomián
药棉
[藥棉]
- sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
miánbèi
棉被
[棉被]
- comforter
- quilt
- CL:條／条 (tiáo),面 (miàn)
miánmáo
棉毛
[棉毛]
- knitted cotton
miánqiān
棉签
[棉簽]
- variant of 棉籤／棉签 (miánqián)
miánkù
棉裤
[棉褲]
- quilted cotton trousers
- cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
miánshā
棉纱
[棉紗]
- cotton yarn
miándòu
棉豆
[棉豆]
- lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus)
miánbù
棉布
[棉布]
- cotton cloth
miánbàng
棉棒
[棉棒]
- cotton swab
- cotton bud
miánxiàn
棉线
[棉線]
- cotton thread
- yarn cotton
miántiáo
棉条
[棉條]
- (textiles) sliver
- tampon (abbr. for 衛生棉條／卫生棉条 (wèishèngmiántiáo))
Gāomián
高棉
[高棉]
- Cambodia
- Kampuchea
- Khmer
dímián
涤棉
[滌棉]
- polyester-cotton blend
miánqiān
棉签
[棉籤]
- cotton swab
mián'ǎo
棉袄
[棉襖]
- cotton-padded jacket
Miánlán
棉兰
[棉蘭]
- Medan (city in Indonesia)
chúnmián
纯棉
[純棉]
- pure cotton
- 100% cotton
tuōzhīmián
脱脂棉
[脫脂棉]
- absorbent cotton
báimiánzhǐ
白棉纸
[白棉紙]
- stencil tissue paper
cǎimiánjī
采棉机
[採棉機]
- cotton picker
miányàoqiān
棉药签
[棉藥籤]
- medical swab
Shímiánxiàn
石棉县
[石棉縣]
- Shimian county in Ya'an 雅安 ( Yǎ'ān), Sichuan
wèishēngmián
卫生棉
[衛生棉]
- sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds)
- sanitary napkin
- tampon
shímiánwǎ
石棉瓦
[石棉瓦]
- asbestos roofing sheet (corrugated)
mùmiánkē
木棉科
[木棉科]
- Bombacaceae (botany)
miánhuābàng
棉花棒
[棉花棒]
- cotton swab
- cotton bud
miánhuātáng
棉花糖
[棉花糖]
- cotton candy
- candyfloss
- marshmallow
Hóngsè Gāomián
红色高棉
[紅色高棉]
- Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party
miánhuāquánjī
棉花拳击
[棉花拳擊]
- Mianhua Quanji - "Cotton Boxing" (Chinese Martial Art)
wèishēngmiántiáo
卫生棉条
[衛生棉條]
- tampon
yuèjīngmiánshuān
月经棉栓
[月經棉栓]
- tampon
gézimiánbù
格子棉布
[格子棉布]
- gingham
Miánlánlǎo Dǎo
棉兰老岛
[棉蘭老島]
- Mindanao (island in the Philippines)