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


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