棉 mián
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 帛 silk, fabric
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
棉花
miánhuā
cotton
Characters in this word
花 huā
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 化 to change, to convert, to reform
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 棉花价格波动直接影响纺织厂的采购计划和现金流。 Miánhuā jiàgé bōdòng zhíjiē yǐngxiǎng fǎngzhīchǎng de cǎigòu jìhuà hé xiànjīnliú. Fluctuations in cotton prices directly affect textile factories' purchasing plans and cash flow.
- 这床被子里面填的是新棉花，又软又暖和。 Zhè chuáng bèizi lǐmiàn tián de shì xīn miánhuā, yòu ruǎn yòu nuǎnhuo. This quilt is filled with new cotton, soft and warm.
- 秋天一到，田里的棉花开了，像一片白云。 Qiūtiān yí dào, tián lǐ de miánhuā kāi le, xiàng yí piàn báiyún. When autumn comes, the cotton in the fields bursts open like a patch of white cloud.