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棉 is a phono-semantic compound composed of the tree radical 木 (mù) on the left and the character 帛 (bó, silk) on the right. The semantic 木 classifies the character among plants, while the phonetic 帛 provides the sound and means silk, hinting at a textile. The character denotes the cotton plant and the fibers harvested from it. The combination evokes 'silk picked off a tree,' capturing cotton as a plant that yields a wearable fiber similar to silk.
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我喜欢穿棉衣服。
棉花在夏天开放。
这条棉被很暖和。
我们需要加工这些棉花。
我国进口了大量棉花。
棉纺织品非常柔软舒适。
冬天，棉衣和棉鞋是必备品。
现代棉花种植依赖先进的农业技术。
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