綿 mian2
silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)

mian2
old variant of 綿|绵; cotton

strokes 11
radical
strokes after radical 8
缠绵 纏綿 chan2 mian2
touching (emotions); lingering (illness)

缠绵不已 纏綿不已 chan2 mian2 bu4 yi3
to cling without letting go; to pester without end; to cling lovingly to each other

缠绵悱恻 纏綿悱惻 chan2 mian2 fei3 ce4
(of a person) sad beyond words (idiom); (of music, literature etc) poignant; very sentimental

福寿绵长 福壽綿長 fu2 shou4 mian2 chang2
good luck and long life

海绵 海綿 hai3 mian2
sponge (zoology); sponge (piece of absorbent material, either natural or made from plastic etc); foam rubber

海绵宝宝 海綿寶寶 hai3 mian2 bao3 bao3
SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-)

海绵体 海綿體 hai3 mian2 ti3
erectile tissue (genital); corpus cavernosum

海绵状 海綿狀 hai3 mian2 zhuang4
spongy

联绵 聯綿 lian2 mian2
variant of 連綿|连绵

连绵 連綿 lian2 mian2
continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted; extending forever into the distance (of mountain range, river etc)

联绵词 聯綿詞 lian2 mian2 ci2
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑

连绵词 連綿詞 lian2 mian2 ci2
variant of 聯綿詞|联绵词

绵白糖 綿白糖 mian2 bai2 tang2
sugar powder

绵薄 綿薄 mian2 bo2
my humble effort; my meager contribution (humble)

绵绸 綿綢 mian2 chou2
rough-textured fabric of waste silk

绵惙 綿惙 mian2 chuo4
critically ill

绵亘 綿亙 mian2 gen4
to stretch in an unbroken chain (esp. of mountains)

绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mian2 li3 cang2 zhen1
lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom); fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a wolf in sheep's clothing; an iron fist in a velvet glove

绵力 綿力 mian2 li4
one's limited power (humble expr.)

绵联 綿聯 mian2 lian2
variant of 綿連|绵连

绵连 綿連 mian2 lian2
continuous; uninterrupted

绵密 綿密 mian2 mi4
detailed; meticulous; fine and careful

绵绵 綿綿 mian2 mian2
continuous; uninterrupted

绵绵不绝 綿綿不絕 mian2 mian2 bu4 jue2
continuous; endless

绵邈 綿邈 mian2 miao3
far back in time; faraway; remote

绵延 綿延 mian2 yan2
continuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)

绵羊 綿羊 mian2 yang2
sheep

绵阳 綿陽 mian2 yang2
Mianyang prefecture level city in Sichuan

绵阳地区 綿陽地區 mian2 yang2 di4 qu1
Mianyang prefecture in north Sichuan around Mianyang, Sichuan's second city

绵阳市 綿陽市 mian2 yang2 shi4
Mianyang prefecture level city in north Sichuan, Sichuan's second city

绵远 綿遠 mian2 yuan3
remote

绵竹 綿竹 mian2 zhu2
Mianzhu county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan

绵竹市 綿竹市 mian2 zhu2 shi4
Mianzhu county level city in Deyang 德陽|德阳, Sichuan

绵竹县 綿竹縣 mian2 zhu2 xian4
Mianzhu county in Deying 德阳 prefecture, Sichuan

绵子 綿子 mian2 zi5
(dial.) silk floss

牛海绵状脑病 牛海綿狀腦病 niu2 hai3 mian2 zhuang4 nao3 bing4
bovine spongiform encephalopathy, BSE; mad cow disease

软绵绵 軟綿綿 ruan3 mian2 mian2
soft; velvety; flabby; weak; schmaltzy

石绵 石綿 shi2 mian2
asbestos

丝绵 絲綿 si1 mian2
silk floss; down

延绵 延綿 yan2 mian2
to extend continuously