棉

Information about character(s)

Radical: 木
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 8
Total Strokes: 12

Pronunciation

Pinyin: mián
Cantonese: min4
JapaneseKun: WATA
JapaneseOn: MEN
Korean: MYEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: cotton; cotton padded

CE-Dict: generic term for cotton or kapok/cotton/padded or quilted with cotton

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.cotton
2.general term for cotton and kapok

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: cotton
【化】 cotton
【醫】 cotton; gossypii; gossypium; wool

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: cotton

湘雅醫學專業詞典: cotton;cotton hair;gossypium

康熙字典文字版 【辰集中】【木字部】棉
同𣏜。　又【廣韻】木棉，樹名。【南史·高昌國傳】有草實如繭，中絲爲細纑，名曰白疉，取以爲布，甚軟白。【演繁露·唐環王傳】古貝草也。緝其花爲布，麤曰貝，精曰氎。【張勃·吳錄】交趾安定縣有木棉樹，高丈餘。【通鑑】梁武帝送木棉皁帳。【史炤·釋文】木棉，江南多有之，以春二三月下種，旣生，一月三薅，至秋生黃花結實，及熟時，其皮四裂，其中綻出如綿。○按《本草》木棉有草、木二種。　又【廣韻】屋聯棉。

CF-Dict: coton/ouaté

Han-De-Dict: Baumwolle (u.E.) (S)