綿 (min4 | mian2) : extend continuously; silk floss; mild

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綿

min4

mian2

[1] [v] extend continuously
[2] [n] silk floss
[3] [adj] mild; soft; meek

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 糸 (#120)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

綿 / 绵

This word has been viewed 3848 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Apr 2011 01:59

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綿綿 min4 min4 = continuously; unbroken

綿羊 min4 joeng4*2 mian2 yang2 = sheep

綿羊仔 min4 joeng4*2 zai2 = scooter (e.g., a Vespa) 粵

海綿 hoi2 min4 hai3 mian2 = sponge

纏綿 cin4 min4 chan2 mian2 = tangled up; touching (emotions)

海綿寶寶 hoi2 min4 bou2 bou2 hai3 mian2 bao3 bao3 = Spongebob Squarepants

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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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Decimal representation of this word: 綿
Unicode code for this character: U+7dbf (off-site link)

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