棉花 (miánhua) · cotton

棉花 (miánhua) means “cotton”. It is written with 2 characters: 棉 (cotton) + 花 (flower). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 棉花 is built

The characters

棉 mián · cotton

What 棉 is made of

木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
帛bó — silk
- 白bái — white
  - 日rì — sun; day
- 巾jīn — cloth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

花 huā · flower

What 花 is made of

艹cǎo — grass
化huà — to change
- 亻rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
  - 乚 — hook stroke
  - 丿 — falling stroke

Origin hint: A flower 艹 in bloom 化; 化 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

这里的农民种棉花。Zhè lǐ de nóngmín zhòng miánhua.The farmers here grow cotton.

这件衣服是用棉花做的。Zhè jiàn yīfu shì yòng miánhua zuò de.This garment is made of cotton.

Questions about 棉花

What does 棉花 mean?

棉花 (miánhua) means “cotton”.

How do you pronounce 棉花?

棉花 is pronounced miánhua.

Which HSK level is 棉花?

棉花 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 棉花 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 125: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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