棉花 mián hua cotton syn 卫生棉 衛生棉 wèi shēng mián sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / sanitary napkin / tampon 芙蓉 fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet) syn 棉布 mián bù cotton cloth syn 开裂 開裂 kāi liè to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open) syn 纺织厂 紡織廠 fǎng zhī chǎng textile factory / cotton mill 褥子 rù zi cotton-padded mattress / CL:床[chuang2] syn 种花 種花 zhòng huā to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton syn 棉纱 棉紗 mián shā cotton yarn syn 坎肩 kǎn jiān sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat syn 棉絮 mián xù cotton wadding syn 会意 會意 huì yì combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书[liu4 shu1] of forming Chinese characters) / Chinese character that combines the meanings of existing elements / also known as joint ideogram or associative compound / to comprehend without being told explicitly / to cotton on / knowing (smile, glance etc) syn 棉裤 棉褲 mián kù quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) 棉衣 mián yī cotton-padded clothes / CL:件[jian4] syn 纺纱 紡紗 fǎng shā to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning 棉线 棉線 mián xiàn cotton thread / yarn cotton 棉袄 棉襖 mián ǎo cotton-padded jacket 棉田 mián tián cotton field 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 纯棉 純棉 chún mián pure cotton / 100% cotton 木棉 mù mián cotton tree (Bombax ceiba) syn 涤棉 滌棉 dí mián polyester-cotton blend 棉球 mián qiú cotton ball / swab / tampon 棉签 棉籤 mián qiān cotton swab 纱厂 紗廠 shā chǎng cotton mill / textile factory 木棉花 mù mián huā cotton 府绸 府綢 fǔ chóu poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts) 布帛 bù bó cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles syn 棉毛 mián máo knitted cotton 弹 彈 tán to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials) syn 吐 tǔ to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) syn 棉 mián generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton syn 纱 紗 shā cotton yarn / muslin syn 絮 xù cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded syn 纺 紡 fǎng to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric syn 绵 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵[mian2] / cotton 线绳 線繩 xiàn shéng string / cotton rope 脱脂棉 脫脂棉 tuō zhī mián absorbent cotton syn 芙蓉花 fú róng huā cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus 麻纱 麻紗 má shā linen or cotton fabric 琴酒 qín jiǔ gin (Taiwan variant of 金酒[jin1 jiu3]) 药棉 藥棉 yào mián sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs) syn 京族 jīng zú Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam 纩 纊 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 泡泡纱 泡泡紗 pào pào shā seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples) 緜 mián old variant of 綿|绵 / cotton 轧棉 軋棉 yà mián to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber) 棉棒 mián bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 棉花棒 mián huā bàng cotton swab / cotton bud 杜松子酒 dù sōng zǐ jiǔ gin 金酒 jīn jiǔ gin 囝仔 jiǎn zǐ (Tw) child / youngster (Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [gín-á]) 琴通宁 琴通寧 qín tōng níng (Tw) gin and tonic 琴通尼 qín tōng ní (Tw) gin and tonic 金汤力 金湯力 jīn tāng lì (loanword) gin and tonic 采棉机 採棉機 cǎi mián jī cotton picker 絖 kuàng fine floss-silk or cotton 吐絮 tǔ xù cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior 一种粗棉布 一種粗棉布 yī zhǒng cū mián bù A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for wrapping cheese. 弹花 彈花 tán huā to soften cotton fiber by fluffing 拭子 shì zi swab / cotton pad / smear (for medical test) 木芙蓉 mù fú róng cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) syn 棉花拳击 棉花拳擊 mián huā quán jī Mianhua Quanji - "Cotton Boxing" (Chinese Martial Art) 棉花糖 mián huā táng cotton candy / candyfloss / marshmallow 棉铃 棉鈴 mián líng cotton boll (fruit) 絮棉 xù mián cotton wadding 开花衣 開花衣 kāi huā yī to open a bale of cotton 棉凫 棉鳧 mián fú (bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) 棉花部门调整方桉 棉花部門調整方案 Cotton Sector Adjustment Programme 棉属 cotton 棉花倡议 棉花倡議 mián huā chàng yì cotton initiative stripper采棉机 stripper采棉機 cotton stripper 国际棉花咨询委员会 國際棉花咨詢委員會 International Cotton Advisory Committee 棉籽饼 棉籽餅 mián zǐ bǐng cotton seed cake 国际棉花研究所 國際棉花研究所 guó jì mián huā yán jiū suǒ International Institute for Cotton 关于棉纺织品的长期安排 關於棉紡織品的長期安排 Long-Term Arrangement on Cotton Textiles 无菌药棉 無菌藥棉 sterile cotton wool 棉花支助基金 cotton support fund 棉花综合研究和开发方桉 棉花綜合研究和開發方案 Integrated Cotton Research and Development Programme 毛窝 毛窩 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers 垫褥 墊褥 diàn rù cotton-padded mattress 竹布 zhú bù light cotton fabric 棉帽 mián mào cotton-padded hat 棉铃虫 棉鈴蟲 mián líng chóng cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) 