棉

generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton

棉 = 帛 + 木 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) found new silken panties (帛) for her under the Christmas tree (木) in the anthill's kitchen (an2)! The panties are nicely packed in a box full of cotton (棉).

棉 character breakdown

棉
- 帛
  - 巾
    - 丨
    - 冂
      - 丨
      - ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
  - 白
    - 丶
    - 日
      - 一
      - 囗
- 木
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

帛

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).

木

mù = mu + Ø4

(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden

木 = 八 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.