棉

mián

noun HSK 6 #7,430

Meanings

木 (wood/plant) + 帛 (silk cloth) — plant-based fabric

Zhè jiàn yīfu shì mián de.

This piece of clothing is made of cotton.

Dōngtiān chuān miányī hěn nuǎnhuo.

Wearing cotton-padded clothes in winter is very warm.

Xīnjiāng shì Zhōngguó zhòngyào de mián chǎnqū.

Xinjiang is an important cotton-producing region in China.

usage

棉 appears in many compounds: 棉花 (raw cotton), 棉衣 (cotton-padded jacket), 棉被 (cotton quilt), 棉袄 (padded coat), 棉鞋 (cotton shoes), 纯棉 (pure cotton).

memory

木 (wood/plant) + 白 (white) + 巾 (cloth) — a plant that produces white material used for cloth.

棉 mián