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绵

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silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)

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Strokes
11
Radical
糸 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
綿
Common rank
#1,580
Unicode
U+7EF5

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Formation & memory

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How 绵 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

Components 纟 帛

How to remember it

continuous · Heisig RSH #2381

thread + white towel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 绵

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WordPinyinMeaning
牛海绵状脑病 niú hǎi mián zhuàng nǎo bìng bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; mad cow disease
海绵体 hǎi mián tǐ erectile tissue (genital); corpus cavernosum
绵阳市 Mián yáng Shì Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省[Si4 chuan1 Sheng3]
连绵不绝 lián mián bù jué (idiom) continuous; unending
海绵宝宝 Hǎi mián Bǎo bǎo SpongeBob SquarePants (US animated TV series, 1999–)
福绵区 Fú mián Qū Fumian, a district of Yulin City 玉林市[Yu4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
联绵词 lián mián cí two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]
连绵词 lián mián cí variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词[lian2 mian2 ci2]
绵白糖 mián bái táng sugar powder
绵里藏针 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle app…
海绵状 hǎi mián zhuàng spongy
福寿绵长 fú shòu mián cháng good luck and long life
绵竹市 Mián zhú Shì Mianzhu, a county-level city in Deyang City 德陽市|德阳市[De2 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
绵子 mián zi (dial.) silk floss
海绵 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester or cellulose et…
绵长 mián cháng long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged
绵力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.)
石绵 shí mián variant of 石棉[shi2 mian2]
绵阳 Mián yáng see 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2 yang2 Shi4]
绵绵不绝 mián mián bù jué continuous; endless