| 吐 |
tǔ xù | cotton boll splits open and reveals its white interior |
| 吐 |
tǔ | to spit / to send out (silk from a silkworm, bolls from cotton flowers etc) / to say / to pour out (one's grievances) |
| 吐 |
tù | to vomit / to throw up |
| 絮 |
xù | cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded |