绵(mián)

HSK 7-911 strokesTrad. 綿

silk floss

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Character information

Pinyin
mián
Meaning
silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
綿

Origin & structure

Where 绵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰纟帛

A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

纟sī帛bó

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 綿: A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

How to write 绵 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 绵

Common words using 绵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hǎi海mián绵
HSK 7-9

(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester …

Open 海绵 page →
lián连mián绵
HSK 7-9

continuous

Open 连绵 page →
yán延mián绵

to extend continuously

Open 延绵 page →
shí石mián绵

asbestos

Open 石绵 page →
sī丝mián绵

silk floss

Open 丝绵 page →
mián绵mì密

detailed

Open 绵密 page →
mián绵yán延

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

Open 绵延 page →
mián绵zhú竹

see 绵竹市

Open 绵竹 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 绵’s common words

海连延石丝密竹

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