棉签 Traditional form: 棉簽 Pinyin (reading): miánqiān Definitions: variant of 棉籤/棉签 (miánqián) Characters: 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded 签 - to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper Traditional characters: 棉 - cotton; cotton-padded 簽 - to sign, to endorse; a note, a slip of paper