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妙
miào
mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
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女 (woman) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
7 strokes
Common (13%)
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⿰女少
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shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
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Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
4 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 妙 (42)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
巧妙
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qiǎomiào
ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice
5
qiǎomiào
巧妙
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HSK 5
ingenious / clever / ingenuity / artifice
美妙
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měimiào
beautiful / wonderful / splendid
6
měimiào
美妙
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HSK 6
beautiful / wonderful / splendid
奇妙
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qímiào
fantastic / wonderful
6
qímiào
奇妙
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HSK 6
fantastic / wonderful
莫名其妙
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mòmíngqímiào
unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable / unable to make head or tail of it / boring (e.g. movie)
6
mòmíngqímiào
莫名其妙
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HSK 6
unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable / unable to make head or tail of it / boring (e.g. movie)
妙
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miào
clever / wonderful
miào
妙
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clever / wonderful
不妙
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bùmiào
(of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring
bùmiào
不妙
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(of a turn of events) not too encouraging / far from good / anything but reassuring
微妙
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wēimiào
subtle
wēimiào
微妙
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subtle
精妙
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jīngmiào
exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
jīngmiào
精妙
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exquisite / fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)
妙手
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miàoshǒu
miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) [[圍棋|围棋]]
miàoshǒu
妙手
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miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) [[圍棋|围棋]]
妙趣
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miàoqù
witty / clever / amusing
miàoqù
妙趣
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witty / clever / amusing