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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- miao4
- English meanings
- wonderful, excellent, fine, ingenious, clever, subtle
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 女; right 少.
Meaning & sound clues
女 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “woman”.
少 is identified as the sound component (shǎo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 妙.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
shrine
trace; depict
tiny; vague
aim; glance
sec
dim; vague; ethereal
sprout
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 奇妙
- 巧妙
- 微妙
- 精妙
- 美妙
- 莫名其妙