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苗

miáo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

miáo · miu4 (Jyutping)

  1. Miao ethnic group
  2. young plant; seedling
  3. (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 魚苗|鱼苗[yu2 miao2])
  4. (bound form) offspring; descendant
  5. (bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗頭|苗头[miao2 tou5], 礦苗|矿苗[kuang4 miao2])
  6. (bound form) vaccine
  7. surname Miao

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

苗

Meaning
sprouts; Miao nationality
Radical
艹
Strokes
8
Components
⿱艹田
Cangjie
TW
Four-corner
4460.0

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