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CHINESE CHARACTER

miáo

苗

苗

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sprout

Numbered pinyin
miao2
English meanings
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China, surname Miao, sprout

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 艹; bottom 田.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱艹田

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yòu幼miáo苗。

    A seedling.

  2. 02

    chā插yāng秧miáo苗。

    Plant seedlings.

  3. 03

    hémiáo禾苗zhuó茁zhuàng壮。

    Sturdy seedlings.

  4. 04

    jīngxīn精心péiyù培育。

    Nurture carefully.

  5. 05

    zhǎng长shì势xǐ喜rén人。

    Growing well.

  6. 06

    fēngshōu丰收zài在wàng望。

    A good harvest ahead.

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