棉花
Chinese
cotton | flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | ||
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trad. (棉花) | 棉 | 花 | |
simp. #(棉花) | 棉 | 花 |
Pronunciation
Noun
棉花
- cotton
- 彈棉花/弹棉花 ― tán miánhuā ― to fluff cotton
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (棉花):
- → Japanese: 綿花 (menka)
- → Korean: 면화(棉花) (myeonhwa)
Others:
- → Guiqiong: mɐ̃χɐ
Proper noun
棉花
- (~嶼) Mianhua Islet (an islet in Zhongzheng district, Keelung, Taiwan)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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棉 | 花 |
めん Hyōgaiji | か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
Noun
棉花 • (menka)
- Alternative spelling of 綿花: raw cotton, cotton on the bush, a cotton flower
Usage notes
Appears to be less common than the 綿花 spelling.
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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棉 | 花 |
Noun
棉花 • (myeonhwa) (hangeul 면화)
- Hanja form? of 면화 (“cotton”).