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cotton; kapok; things like cotton-wool Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: 木 (#75)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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棉衲
min4 naap6 = cotton-padded jacket 粵
棉花糖
min4 faa1 tong4*2 = cotton candy; marshmallow
棉花
min4 faa1 = cotton
棉花軟糖
min4 faa1 jyun5 tong4*2 = marshmallow
木棉
muk6 min4 = kapok (cotton); bigeye (fish)
棉胎
min4 toi1 = cotton quilt 粵
棉豆
min4 dau6*2 = butter bean
純棉
seon4 min4 = 100% cotton
石棉
sek6 min4 = asbestos; amiantus
玻璃棉
bo1 lei4*1 min4 = glass wool
格子棉布
gaak3 zi2 min4 bou3 = gingham
棉花棒
min4 faa1 paang5 = cotton bud
藥棉
joek6 min4 = absorbent cotton wool ball (as found in medicine cabinets)
棉布
min4 bou3 = cotton cloth
棉條
min4 tiu4*2 = tampon
衛生棉條
wai6 sang1 min4 tiu4*2 = tampon
棉球
min4 kau4 = cotton ball; swab; tampon
棉絨
min4 jung4*2 = velveteen, cotton velvet, velour; lint
棉被
min4 pei5 = cotton quilt; comforter; cotton blanket
棉襖
min4 ou2 = cotton-padded or quilted jacket
高棉
gou1 min4 = Cambodia, Kampuchea, Khmer |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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