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title: "Mianhua Meaning: 棉花 (miánhuā) Means “cotton”"
description: "棉花 (miánhuā) means “cotton”. Hear its tones, see what 棉 and 花 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mianhua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 棉花 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

棉花 miánhuā

## cotton

## Its characters

1. 棉 mián cotton
2. 花 huā flower

## In a sentence

这里的农民种了很多棉花。 The farmers here grow a lot of cotton.

[More about 棉花](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A3%89%E8%8A%B1)

## More words with 棉 or 花

- [花瓣 huābàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaban)
- [花朵 huāduǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaduo)
- [花费 huāfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei)
- [花卉 huāhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huahui)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [花样 huāyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayang)
- [花园 huāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayuan)
- [火花 huǒhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huohua)
- [菊花 júhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juhua)
- [开花 kāihuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaihua)

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