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


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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