Memory phrase for the character: 綿

綿

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Meaning

cotton

Pronunciation

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wata

Explanation

 Left: thread/fibers 糸, right: 帛 (= white 白 cloth/fabric 巾)

Mnemonic
 
The threads of the white cloths are: cotton.

Radicals

糸 thread
白 whiteIn strong sunshine, you are blinded by the brightness. Such that: The ray 丶 of the sun 日 makes it: white.
巾 cloth, width巾 [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
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 Vocabulary

綿 わた  cotton, padding
綿布 めんぷ  cotton cloth, cotton material
綿雲 わたぐも  fleecy clouds (esp. cumulus clouds)
木綿 もめん  cotton
綿 めん  cotton, padding

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