He sketched an apple.
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描
miáo
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miáo · miu4 (Jyutping)
- to depict
- to trace (a drawing)
- to copy
- to touch up
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Character breakdown
描
- Meaning
- copy, trace, sketch; depict
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰扌苗
- Cangjie
- QTW
- Four-corner
- 5406.0
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Example sentences
He described the incident in detail.
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