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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吐* | 吐* | *吐
to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *弹* | 弹* | *弹
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)
HSK 5
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *棉* | 棉* | *棉
generic term for cotton or kapok / cotton / padded or quilted with cotton
HSK 6
cotton
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纱* | 纱* | *纱
cotton yarn / muslin
HSK 7-9
combined ideogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 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)
HSK 7-9
to grow flowers / (dialect) to vaccinate / (dialect) to grow cotton
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纺* | 纺* | *纺
to spin (cotton or hemp etc) / fine woven silk fabric
to split open / to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
polyester-cotton blend
plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus / foo yung (Chinese dish similar to an omelet)
pure cotton / 100% cotton
quilted cotton trousers / cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *絮* | 絮* | *絮
cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *纩* | 纩* | *纩
fine floss-silk or cotton
cotton-padded clothes / CL:
cotton yarn
cotton cloth
to spin (cotton, wool etc) / spinning
sleeveless jacket (usually cotton) / Chinese waistcoat
cotton wadding
cotton ball / swab / tampon
cotton thread / yarn cotton
cotton mill / textile factory
cotton-padded mattress / CL:
cotton swab
cotton rope; cord
cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
cotton boll (fruit)
cotton field
knitted cotton
cotton-padded jacket
linen or cotton fabric
seersucker (cotton cloth with pattern of dimples)
sterilized cotton (used for medical swabs)
poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)
cloth and silk / cotton and silk textiles
cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *絖* | 絖* | *絖
fine floss-silk or cotton
light cotton fabric
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绵* | 绵* | *绵
old variant of 綿|绵 / cotton
cotton-padded mattress
to gin cotton (separate seeds from fiber)
cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
to soften cotton fiber by fluffing
cotton wadding
sterilized absorbent cotton wool (used for dressings or cleansing wounds) / sanitary napkin / tampon
absorbent cotton
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis) / lotus
cotton-padded hat
cotton swab / cotton bud
cotton swab / cotton bud
to open a bale of cotton
swab / cotton pad / smear (for medical test)
cotton candy / candyfloss / marshmallow
textile factory / cotton mill
cotton picker
cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis)
(bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers
cotton gin


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