A sponge absorbs water.
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绵
Traditional: 綿 · 緜
mián
mián · min4 (Jyutping)
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Character breakdown
绵
- Meaning
- cotton wad; wool; soft, downy
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰纟帛
- Cangjie
- VMHAB
- Four-corner
- 2612
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Example sentences
I have a lot of sheep.
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