绵

mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy

How to write 绵, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

Made of 纟 + 帛

海绵hǎi mián(zoology) sea sponge; (esp.) dried sea sponge; sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc); foam rubber
绵羊mián yángsheep
缠绵chán miántouching (emotions); lingering (illness)
绵延mián yán(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken
软绵绵ruǎn mián miánsoft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy
延绵yán miánto extend continuously
海绵状hǎi mián zhuàngspongy
海绵体hǎi mián tǐerectile tissue (genital); corpus cavernosum
石绵shí miánasbestos
丝绵sī miánsilk floss; down
绵力mián lìone's limited power (humble expr.)
绵子mián zi(dial.) silk floss

给我画只绵羊。
gěi wǒ huà zhī mián yáng 。
Draw me a sheep.
绵羊提供我们羊毛。
mián yáng tí gōng wǒ men yáng máo 。
Sheep provide us with wool.
不求情意绵绵，但求天长地久。
bù qiú qíng yì mián mián ， dàn qiú tiān cháng dì jiǔ 。
Love me lithe, love me long.