Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 棉


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Meaning

cotton or kapok

Pronunciation

mián

Explanation

Left: tree , right: silk (= white cloth )

Mnemonic

From a tree comes this 'silk' (= white cloth): cotton.

Radicals

tree
silk(White cloth/fabric is silk.)
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Vocabulary

棉花 mián hua cotton
棉铃 mián líng cotton boll (fruit)
棉裤 mián kù quilted cotton trousers; cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
棉絮 mián xù cotton wadding
棉袄 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket


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