棉条 Traditional form: 棉條 Pinyin (reading): miántiáo Definitions: (textiles) sliver tampon (abbr. for 衛生棉條/卫生棉条 (wèishèngmiántiáo)) Characters: 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe Traditional characters: 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded 條 - clause, condition; string, stripe