miǎo
small, tiny; despise, belittle

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1
de
xíng
wéi
gòu
chéng
le
miǎo
shì
tíng

His behavior constitutes contempt of court.

2
zài
zhòu
miàn
qián
rén
lèi
xiǎn
de
hěn
miǎo
xiǎo

In front of the universe, humans appear very tiny.

3
men
néng
miǎo
shì
bié
rén
de

We cannot despise others' efforts.

4
miǎo
shì
ge
huài
rén

He despises that bad person.

5
miǎo
shì
xiē
shǒu
guī
de
rén

She looks down on those who don't follow the rules.

6
miàn
duì
kùn
nán
cóng
miǎo
shì
rèn
tiǎo
zhàn

Facing difficulties, he never despises any challenge.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes17
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2833
Zhuyinㄇㄧㄠˇ
Components
UnicodeU+85D0
CangjieTYHU
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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