绵（綿）miánⅠ ❶ （丝绵） silk floss
❷ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 驹 Mian Ju Ⅱ ❶ （绵延） continuous: 连 ～ continuous; unbroken; uninterrupted
❷ （柔软） soft; lithe
◆绵薄 [谦] meagre strength; humble effort; 绵绸 fabric made from waste silk; bourette; bourrette; [日] tsumugi; 绵亘 stretch in an unbroken chain; 绵里藏针 a needle hidden in silk floss — a ruthless character behind a gentle appearance; a needle in wool — a soft appearance but dangerous [a bard] heart; an iron hand in a velvet glove; the gentle rigidity of a needle wrapped in cotton wool; 绵力 my limited power; 绵联 continuous; unbroken; 绵马 pannum; filix; nephrodium filix-mas; rhizoma filicis sapidium; 绵毛 {植} wool; tomentum; 绵密 fine and careful; meticulous; detailed; 绵绵 continuous; unbroken; 绵绵絮语 whisper continually; 绵球 silk tops; 绵软 soft; weak; 绵土 spongy soils; 绵延 be continuous; stretch long and unbroken; 绵羊 sheep; 绵纸 tissue paper |