海绵

海綿

hǎimián

noun HSK 7 #10,202

Measure Word

一块海绵 kuài

Meanings

1 sponge
2 sea sponge
3 foam

Characters

Examples

用海绵擦桌子很方便。

Yòng hǎimián cā zhuōzi hěn fāngbiàn.

It's convenient to wipe the table with a sponge.

这块海绵吸水性很好。

Zhè kuài hǎimián xīshuǐxìng hěn hǎo.

This sponge absorbs water really well.

Tips

memory

海 (sea) + 绵 (soft cotton) = sponge. Think of it as 'soft thing from the sea' — the original sponges were sea creatures.

In Pop Culture

海绵宝宝 Hǎimián Bǎobao

SpongeBob SquarePants

animated TV series

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

绵 mián