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苗
Miáo
1. Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
2. surname Miao
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

苗
miáo
sprouts; Miao nationality
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

保苗
bǎomiáo
to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
出苗
chūmiáo
to sprout
嫩苗
nènmiáo
seedling
幼苗
yòumiáo
young sprout
植苗
zhímiáo
tree planting
树苗
shùmiáo
sapling
火苗
huǒmiáo
flame
独苗
dúmiáo
only child
疫苗
yìmiáo
vaccine
痘苗
dòumiáo
vaccine
禾苗
hémiáo
seedling (of rice or other grain)
秧苗
yāngmiáo
seedling
稻苗
dàomiáo
rice seedling
芽苗
yámiáo
a shoot
苗圃
MiáoPǔ
Miao Pu (1977-), PRC actress
苗圃
miáopǔ
plant nursery
苗子
miáozi
young successor
苗家
Miáojiā
see [[苗族<Miáozú>]]
苗床
miáochuáng
seed bed
苗族
Miáozú
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

Alternate Entries

苗
miáo
sprout

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,919
Word Frequency Rank
7,680 of 84,292

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