懂中文 Dong Chinese

綿

mián

cotton wad

A continuous thread 糹 of silk 帛

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

帛 meaning component

帛  Meaning component

bó

  

silks

Evolution

綿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
綿 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
綿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

绵 (綿) 

mián

cotton wad; wool; soft, downy; silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)

Most common words with 綿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海绵

sponge (zoology)

绵羊

sheep

缠绵

touching (emotions)

绵

soft

绵绵

continuous