Memory phrase for the Kanji: 绵


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Meaning

continuous, silk floss, soft, weak

Pronunciation

mián

Explanation

Left: thread 纟/, right: silk (= white cloth )

Mnemonic

The thread of the silk is continous.

Radicals

threadIt has in its upper part the radical "short thread" .
silkWhite cloth/fabric is silk.
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Vocabulary

 绵羊  mián yáng  a sheep
 连绵  lián mián  continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)
 海绵  hǎi mián  sponge
 绵亘  mián gèn  to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)
 缠绵悱恻  chán mián fěi cè  too sad for words (idiom); exceedingly sentimental; a real tear-jerker
 缠绵悱恻  chán mián fěi cè  


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