海绵 (hǎimián): sponge

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 cāzhuōzi hěn fāngbiàn.

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

这块海绵吸水性很好。

Zhèkuài hǎimián xī shuǐxìng 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 Hǎimiánbǎobao

SpongeBob SquarePants

animated TV series

Stroke Order

海 hǎi

绵 mián

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