Chinese symbol for “sliver”
棉条
mián tiáo
Traditional: 棉條
(textiles) sliver; tampon (abbr. for 卫生棉条 (wèi shēng mián tiáo))
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sliver is 棉条 (mián tiáo), defined as: (textiles) sliver; tampon (abbr. for 卫生棉条 (wèi shēng mián tiáo)).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 棉条.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 棉花 | mián hua | cotton |
| 石棉 | shí mián | asbestos |
| 棉布 | mián bù | cotton cloth |
| 棉被 | mián bèi | comforter; quilt; 条 (tiáo),床 (chuáng),张 (zhāng) |
| 棉袄 (棉襖) | mián ǎo | cotton-padded jacket |
| 棉纱 (棉紗) | mián shā | cotton yarn |
| 条件 (條件) | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification |
| 条例 (條例) | tiáo lì | regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sliver”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.