懂中文 Dong Chinese

绵

mián

cotton wad

A continuous thread 纟 of silk 帛

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

帛 meaning component

帛  Meaning component

bó

  

silks

Evolution

绵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
绵 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
绵 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

绵 (綿) 

mián

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

绵 (緜) 

mián

old variant of 綿|绵[mián]; cotton

Most common words with 绵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

海绵

sponge (zoology)

绵羊

sheep

缠绵

touching (emotions)

绵

soft

绵绵

continuous