綿

mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

How to write 綿, stroke by stroke

silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect); old variant of 绵; cotton

Ideographic: A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

Made of 糹 + 帛

海綿hǎi mián(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc); foam rubber
綿羊mián yángsheep
纏綿chán miántouching (emotions); lingering (illness)
綿延mián yán(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
軟綿綿ruǎn mián miánsoft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
延綿yán miánto extend continuously
海綿狀hǎi mián zhuàngspongy
海綿體hǎi mián tǐerectile tissue (genital); corpus cavernosum
石綿shí miánasbestos
絲綿sī miánsilk floss; down
綿力mián lìone's limited power (humble expr.)
綿子mián zi(dial.) silk floss

我有很多綿羊。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō mián yáng 。
I have a lot of sheep.
這些綿襪很耐洗。
zhè xiē mián wà hěn nài xǐ 。
These cotton socks bear washing well.
你的嘴唇軟綿綿的，就像仙人掌的表皮一樣。
nǐ de zuǐ chún ruǎn mián mián de ， jiù xiàng xiān rén zhǎng de biǎo pí yí yàng 。
Your lips are soft like the surface of a cactus.