「緜」
1. Continuous and unbroken; closely connected.
連綿不斷;聯結細密。
2. Long-lasting.
久遠。
3. To twine or coil.
纏繞。
4. Silk fluff; new cotton-like material.
絲綿;新絮。
5. Refers to materials that resemble silk fluff.
指絲絮狀物。
6. Small.
小。
7. Weak; soft.
薄弱;軟弱。
8. Overlapping each other.
相覆蓋。
9. Tugging ropes or cords.
牽引繩索。
10. Fence; to enclose.
籬落;圍繞。
11. Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba).
木棉樹。
12. An ancient geographical name, referring to Mianshang, located in the southeastern part of present-day Jiexiu City, Shanxi Province.
古地名,即緜上。在今山西省介休市東南。
13. A surname.
姓。
Silk fluff; a material processed from silkworm silk. Example from "Records of the Warring States - Qin Strategy 1": “A hundred leather chariots, a thousand pure silk embroideries.”
丝绵;用蚕丝加工而成的絮状物。《战国策‧秦策一》:“革车百乘,绵绣千纯。”
Refers to materials like willow catkins and other silk-like substances. Example from Song Dynasty poet Zhang Xian's poem "A Youthful Song of Slow Tempo": “In the spring city of March, the willow fluff hasn't stopped drifting.”
指柳絮等丝絮状物。宋·张先《少年游慢·般涉调》词:“春城三二月,禁柳飘绵未歇。”