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mián

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mián Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mián | mian2
English translation
continuous, unbroken; cotten, silk; soft, downy

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About mián

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

綿 mián

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A continuous thread  of silk 

Etymology of mián

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

纟帛

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Example sentences using mián

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狼群 yǎo 绵羊 mián yáng .

Wolves worry the sheep.

护士 hùshi yòng 海绵 hǎi mián 伤口 shāng kǒu de xuè diào .

The nurse sponged up the blood from the wound.

绵羊 mián yáng de 搔痒 sāo yǎng 病因 bìng yīn 可能 kěnéng shì lèi 病毒 bìngdú .

The scrapie agent in sheep may be similar to viroids.

yòng 海绵 hǎi mián jiāng chū de 牛奶 niúnǎi gān le .

She sponged up the spilt milk.

冬天 dōng tiān , 绵羊 mián yáng de Máo hěn hòu .

In the winter, sheep have thick fleeces.

Words with mián

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
海绵 hǎi mián sponge (zoology)海綿
绵羊 mián yáng sheep綿羊
缠绵 chán mián touching (emotions)纏綿
mián soft綿 mián
绵绵 mián mián continuous綿綿
连绵 lián mián continuous連綿
绵延 mián yán a continuous link綿延
软绵绵 ruǎn mián mián soft軟綿綿
绵阳 Mián yáng Mianyang prefecture level city in Sichuan綿陽
绵长 mián cháng extensive綿長
海绵体 hǎi mián tǐ corpus cavernosum海綿體
绵阳市 Mián yáng shì Mianyang prefecture level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city綿陽市
绵绵不绝 mián mián bù jué continuous綿綿不絕
绵薄 mián bó my humble effort綿薄
缠绵悱恻 chán mián fěi cè very sentimental纏綿悱惻
延绵 yán mián to extend continuously延綿
绵密 mián mì detailed綿密
绵力 mián lì one's limited power (humble expr.)綿力
绵竹 Mián zhú Mianzhu county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳 Dé yáng [Dé​yáng], Sichuan綿竹
丝绵 sī mián down絲綿

mián Decomposition & Compounds

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