Usage of the character 绵
mián
绵
[緜]
- old variant of 綿／绵 (mián)
- cotton
mián
绵
[綿]
- silk floss
- continuous
- soft
- weak
- mild-mannered (dialect)
Miányáng
绵阳
[綿陽]
- Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan
Miánzhú
绵竹
[綿竹]
- Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan
miánmiǎo
绵邈
[綿邈]
- far back in time
- faraway
- remote
miáncháng
绵长
[綿長]
- long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)
- extensive
- prolonged
chánmián
缠绵
[纏綿]
- touching (emotions)
- lingering (illness)
yánmián
延绵
[延綿]
- to extend continuously
miányáng
绵羊
[綿羊]
- sheep
hǎimián
海绵
[海綿]
- (zoology) sea sponge
- (esp.) dried sea sponge
- sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc)
- foam rubber
miánlián
绵连
[綿連]
- continuous
- uninterrupted
shímián
石绵
[石綿]
- asbestos
miánzi
绵子
[綿子]
- (dial.) silk floss
miángèn
绵亘
[綿亙]
- to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
sīmián
丝绵
[絲綿]
- silk floss
- down
miánchuò
绵惙
[綿惙]
- critically ill
miánlián
绵联
[綿聯]
- variant of 綿連／绵连 (miánlián)
miányán
绵延
[綿延]
- (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
miányuǎn
绵远
[綿遠]
- remote
liánmián
联绵
[聯綿]
- variant of 連綿／连绵 (liánmián)
liánmián
连绵
[連綿]
- continuous
- unbroken
- uninterrupted
- extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
miánbó
绵薄
[綿薄]
- my humble effort
- my meager contribution (humble)
miánmì
绵密
[綿密]
- detailed
- meticulous
- fine and careful
miánmián
绵绵
[綿綿]
- continuous
- uninterrupted
miánlì
绵力
[綿力]
- one's limited power (humble expr.)
miánchóu
绵绸
[綿綢]
- rough-textured fabric of waste silk
ruǎnmiánmián
软绵绵
[軟綿綿]
- soft
- velvety
- flabby
- weak
- schmaltzy
liánmiáncí
连绵词
[連綿詞]
- variant of 聯綿詞／联绵词 (liánmiáncí)
miánbáitáng
绵白糖
[綿白糖]
- sugar powder
Miánzhúshì
绵竹市
[綿竹市]
- Mianzhu, county-level city in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng), Sichuan
hǎimiántǐ
海绵体
[海綿體]
- erectile tissue (genital)
- corpus cavernosum
hǎimiánzhuàng
海绵状
[海綿狀]
- spongy
Miányángshì
绵阳市
[綿陽市]
- Mianyang, prefecture-level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city
liánmiáncí
联绵词
[聯綿詞]
- two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏／玲珑 (línglóng)
Miánzhúxiàn
绵竹县
[綿竹縣]
- Mianzhu county in Deyang 德陽／德阳 ( Déyáng) prefecture, Sichuan
miánlǐcángzhēn
绵里藏针
[綿裡藏針]
- 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
miánmiánbùjué
绵绵不绝
[綿綿不絕]
- continuous
- endless
fúshòumiáncháng
福寿绵长
[福壽綿長]
- good luck and long life
chánmiánbùyǐ
缠绵不已
[纏綿不已]
- to cling without letting go
- to pester without end
- to cling lovingly to each other
Hǎimián Bǎobǎo
海绵宝宝
[海綿寶寶]
- SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)
chánmiánfěicè
缠绵悱恻
[纏綿悱惻]
- (of a person) sad beyond words (idiom)
- (of music, literature etc) poignant
- very sentimental
liánmián-bùjué
连绵不绝
[連綿不絕]
- (idiom) continuous; unending
niúhǎimiánzhuàngnǎobìng
牛海绵状脑病
[牛海綿狀腦病]
- bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE
- mad cow disease