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苗 (miáo): Seedling — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 苗

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 苗 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 苗

苗 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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苗
艹cǎo · grass
田tián · field
苗=
4.

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5.

How to Use 苗

Seedling / young plant

Refers to the young plant, especially in farming contexts.

禾苗 • hé miáo • seedling / young crops • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 苗

苗条 • miáo tiáo • slender; slim
HSK 5
miáo苗
tiáo
7.

Example Sentences

tā她
shēn身
cái材
miáo苗
tiáo条
，
chuān

Information

Pinyinmiáo
Meaningseedling; young plant; sprout
Strokes8
Radical艹
Traditional苗
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2788
Zhuyinㄇㄧㄠˊ
UnicodeU+82D7
CangjieTW
艹cǎo · grass
+田tián · field
hé禾
miáo苗

seedling / young crops

拔苗助长 • bá miáo zhù zhǎng • pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow • HSK 6
HSK 6
bá拔
miáo苗
zhù助
zhǎng长

pull up a seedling in the mistaken hope of helping it to grow

揠苗助长 • yà miáo zhù zhǎng • spoil things by excessive eagerness • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yà揠
miáo苗
zhù助
zhǎng长

spoil things by excessive eagerness

条

slender; slim

疫苗 • yì miáo • vaccine
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
yì疫
miáo苗

vaccine

苗头 • miáo tou • Sign
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
miáo苗
tou头

Sign

穿
shén什
me么
dōu都
hǎo好
kàn看
。

She has a slim figure and looks good in anything.

chūn春
tiān天
dào到
le了
，
dì地
li里
zhǎng长
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
xiǎo小
miáo苗
。

Spring has arrived, and many small seedlings have sprouted in the field.

huǒ火
miáo苗
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
tiào跳
dòng动
。

The flame flickered in the wind.

tián田
lǐ里
de的
hé禾
miáo苗
cháng长
dé得
hěn很
mào茂
shèng盛
。

The seedlings in the field are growing very lush.

miáo苗
pǔ圃
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
hěn很
duō多
shù树
miáo苗
。

Many tree seedlings are planted in the nursery.

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  • 兹zīthis, now, here
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Characters pronounced "miao".

  • 庙miàotemple, shrine, or ancestral hall
  • 秒miǎosecond
  • 藐miǎosmall, tiny; despise, belittle
  • 妙miàowonderful, exquisite, clever
  • 渺miǎovast, distant, and indistinct; tiny
  • 瞄miáoto aim or look at something intently
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  • 茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
  • 藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
  • 著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
  • 蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
  • 苫shānrush or straw matting
  • 芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny
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