棉

mián

generic term for cotton or kapok

cotton; padded or quilted with cotton

tree (木) + silk cloth (帛) = the tree that gives cloth

帛 refers to fine silk cloth, so a tree (木) that yields a silk-like fiber describes cotton perfectly. The plant gives a soft, textile-ready fiber just as the silkworm gives silk.

木+帛→棉
帛Fine silkSemantic
木TreeSemantic

这件衣服是用棉做的,很舒服。

zhè jiàn yī fu shì yòng mián zuò de, hěn shū fu.

This piece of clothing is made with cotton, very comfortable.

天气变冷了,妈妈给我买了一条棉被。

tiān qì biàn lěng le, mā ma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo mián bèi.

The weather has turned cold, so mom bought me a cotton-padded quilt.

Words with 棉

棉兰老岛

mián lán lǎo dǎo

Mindanao (island in the Philippines)

木棉

mù mián

cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

高棉

gāo mián

Cambodia

棉毛

mián máo

knitted cotton

采棉机

cǎi mián jī

cotton picker

月经棉栓

yuè jīng mián shuān

tampon

木棉科

mù mián kē

Bombacaceae (botany)

格子棉布

gé zi mián bù

gingham

棉布

mián bù

cotton cloth

棉帽

mián mào

cotton-padded hat

棉条

mián tiáo

(textiles) sliver

棉棒

mián bàng

cotton swab

More characters with 木

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