Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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

thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" .)
silk(White 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


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