A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛
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总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
绵
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
绵
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
绵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绵
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绵
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
绵
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
绵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
绵 / 綿 [mián]
silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
綿 めん
Men female given name
綿 わた
Wata surnamegiven name
綿 わたざき
Watazaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (41)
海绵 [hǎimián] #10,202
sponge (zoology)
绵羊 [miányáng] #12,142
sheep
缠绵 [chánmián] #14,229
touching (emotions)
绵绵 [miánmián] #29,906
continuous
连绵 [liánmián] #31,397
continuous
绵延 [miányán] #32,369
continuous (esp. of mountain ranges)
软绵绵 [ruǎnmiánmián] #24,665
soft
绵阳 [Miányáng] #19,578
Mianyang prefecture level city in Sichuan
绵长 [miáncháng] #64,371
long and continuous (coastline, sound etc)
海绵体 [hǎimiántǐ] #36,146
erectile tissue (genital)
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JAPANESE WORDS (116)
⭐ 綿密 [めんみつ] #18,867
minute
⭐ 木綿 [もめん] #22,767
cotton (material)
⭐ 綿 [めん] #25,059
cotton
綿菓子 [わたがし] #33,836
cotton candy
連綿 [れんめん] #35,030
unbroken
綿毛 [わたげ] #37,905
down
真綿 [まわた] #38,351
silk floss
海神 [かいじん] #41,605
sea god
綿棒 [めんぼう] #48,674
cotton swab
綿々 [めんめん] #61,582
unbroken
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KOREAN WORDS (3)