Memory phrase for the character: 绵

绵

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Meaning

continuous, silk floss, soft, weak

Pronunciation

mián

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: silk 帛 (= white 白 cloth 巾)

Mnemonic
 
The thread of the silk is continuous.

Radicals

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




 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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