| 1 | 棉花 | 棉花 | mián hua | mian2 hua5 | cotton | | |
| 2 | 棉 | 棉 | mián | mian2 | generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton | | |
| 3 | 棉衣 | 棉衣 | mián yī | mian2 yi1 | cotton-padded clothes; Classifiers: 件 | | |
| 4 | 棉袄 | 棉襖 | mián ǎo | mian2 ao3 | cotton-padded jacket | | |
| 5 | 棉布 | 棉布 | mián bù | mian2 bu4 | cotton cloth | | |
| 6 | 棉被 | 棉被 | mián bèi | mian2 bei4 | comforter; quilt; Classifiers: 条 | | |
| 7 | 棉凫 | 棉鳧 | mián fú | mian2 fu2 | (bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) | | |
| 8 | 棉球 | 棉球 | mián qiú | mian2 qiu2 | cotton ball; swab; tampon | | |
| 9 | 棉签 | 棉簽 | mián qiān | mian2 qian1 | cotton swab; variant of 棉签 ; cotton swab | | |
| 10 | 棉毛 | 棉毛 | mián máo | mian2 mao2 | knitted cotton | | |
| 11 | 月经棉栓 | 月經棉栓 | yuè jīng mián shuān | yue4 jing1 mian2 shuan1 | tampon | | |
| 12 | 棉兰老岛 | 棉蘭老島 | mián lán lǎo dǎo | Mian2 lan2 lao3 Dao3 | Mindanao (island in the Philippines) | | |
| 13 | 棉兰 | 棉蘭 | mián lán | Mian2 lan2 | Medan (city in Indonesia) | | |
| 14 | 棉裤 | 棉褲 | mián kù | mian2 ku4 | quilted cotton trousers; cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) | | |
| 15 | 棉花糖 | 棉花糖 | mián huā táng | mian2 hua1 tang2 | cotton candy; candyfloss; marshmallow | | |
| 16 | 棉花拳击 | 棉花拳擊 | mián huā quán jī | mian2 hua1 quan2 ji1 | Mianhua Quanji - "Cotton Boxing" (Chinese Martial Art) | | |
| 17 | 棉花棒 | 棉花棒 | mián huā bàng | mian2 hua1 bang4 | cotton swab; cotton bud | | |
| 18 | 白棉纸 | 白棉紙 | bái mián zhǐ | bai2 mian2 zhi3 | stencil tissue paper | | |
| 19 | 棉豆 | 棉豆 | mián dòu | mian2 dou4 | lima bean, aka butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus) | | |
| 20 | 棉棒 | 棉棒 | mián bàng | mian2 bang4 | cotton swab; cotton bud | | |
| 21 | 红色高棉 | 紅色高棉 | hóng sè gāo mián | Hong2 se4 Gao1 mian2 | Khmer Rouge, Cambodian political party | | |
| 22 | 格子棉布 | 格子棉布 | gé zi mián bù | ge2 zi5 mian2 bu4 | gingham | | |
| 23 | 高棉 | 高棉 | gāo mián | Gao1 mian2 | Cambodia; Kampuchea; Khmer | | |
| 24 | 涤棉 | 滌棉 | dí mián | di2 mian2 | polyester-cotton blend | | |
| 25 | 纯棉 | 純棉 | chún mián | chun2 mian2 | pure cotton; 100% cotton | | |