绵

mián = mi + an2

silk floss / continuous / soft / weak / mild-mannered (dialect)

mián = mi + an2

old variant of 綿|绵[mian2] / cotton

绵 character breakdown

绵
- 帛
  - 巾
    - 丨
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 白
    - 丶
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗
- 纟

bó = b + o2

silk

帛 = 巾 + 白 : Somebody stole Beelzebub's (b) silken panties (帛) and now he won't get them back until he declares defeat! He chased the thief with a towel (巾) wrapped around his waist, but now, in the observatory's kitchen (o2), he finally declares defeat by waving a white flag (白).

si̅ = s + Ø1

"silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lü4], 累[lei4] etc / also pr. [mi4]

A silk worm.

Characters with 绵 as component

绵 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 绵

touching (emotions) / lingering (illness)

soft / velvety / flabby / weak / schmaltzy

continuous / unbroken / uninterrupted / extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)

continuous (esp. of mountain ranges) / to stretch long and unbroken / a continuous link / sostenuto (sustained, in music)

(esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken

my humble effort / my meager contribution (humble)

continuous / endless

one's limited power (humble expr.)

long and continuous (coastline, sound etc) / extensive / prolonged

Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city

Mianyang, prefecture-level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city

Mianyang, prefecture-level city in Sichuan

to cling without letting go / to pester without end / to cling lovingly to each other

(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom) / (of music, literature etc) poignant / very sentimental

variant of 連綿|连绵[lian2 mian2]

two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[ling2 long2]

far back in time / faraway / remote

remote

variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词[lian2 mian2 ci2]

continuous / uninterrupted

Sentences with 绵

绵 currently does not appear in any sentence.