| 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 | 棉毛 | 棉毛 | mián máo | mian2 mao2 | knitted cotton | | |
| 8 | 棉棒 | 棉棒 | mián bàng | mian2 bang4 | cotton swab; cotton bud | | |
| 9 | 棉药签 | 棉藥籤 | mián yào qiān | mian2 yao4 qian1 | medical swab | | |
| 10 | 棉絮 | 棉絮 | mián xù | mian2 xu4 | cotton wadding | | |
| 11 | 棉鞋 | 棉鞋 | mián xié | mian2 xie2 | Cotton shoes | | |
| 12 | 棉线 | 棉線 | mián xiàn | mian2 xian4 | cotton thread; yarn cotton | | |
| 13 | 棉条 | 棉條 | mián tiáo | mian2 tiao2 | tampon; sliver (textiles) | | |
| 14 | 棉田 | 棉田 | mián tián | mian2 tian2 | cotton field | | |
| 15 | 棉纱 | 棉紗 | mián shā | mian2 sha1 | cotton yarn | | |
| 16 | 棉球 | 棉球 | mián qiú | mian2 qiu2 | cotton ball; swab; tampon | | |
| 17 | 棉签 | 棉籤 | mián qiān | mian2 qian1 | variant of 棉签 ; cotton swab; cotton swab | | |
| 18 | 棉铃 | 棉鈴 | mián líng | mian2 ling2 | cotton boll (fruit) | | |
| 19 | 棉兰老岛 | 棉蘭老島 | mián lán lǎo dǎo | Mian2 lan2 lao3 Dao3 | Mindanao (island in the Philippines) | | |
| 20 | 棉兰 | 棉蘭 | mián lán | Mian2 lan2 | Medan (city in Indonesia) | | |
| 21 | 棉裤 | 棉褲 | mián kù | mian2 ku4 | quilted cotton trousers; cotton-padded trousers (worn in winter) | | |
| 22 | 棉花糖 | 棉花糖 | mián huā táng | mian2 hua1 tang2 | cotton candy; candyfloss; marshmallow | | |
| 23 | 棉花拳击 | 棉花拳擊 | mián huā quán jī | mian2 hua1 quan2 ji1 | Mianhua Quanji - "Cotton Boxing" (Chinese Martial Art) | | |
| 24 | 棉花棒 | 棉花棒 | mián huā bàng | mian2 hua1 bang4 | cotton swab; cotton bud | | |
| 25 | 棉凫 | 棉鳧 | mián fú | mian2 fu2 | (bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) | | |