(miáo): to take aim, (fig.) to aim one's looks at, to glance at

(miáo) is a Chinese character meaning “to take aim.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2462 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, eye. Its radical form (eye) appears in many related characters such as (kàn, to look, to see), (zhēn, really), (zhe, -ing, to wear).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to take aim
  2. (fig.) to aim one's looks at
  3. to glance at

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticeye

Decomposition: ⿰目苗 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
miáo zhǔnto take aim at
chāo qián miáo zhǔnto aim in front of a moving target
miáo yī yǎnto shoot a glance at
wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìngtelescopic sight
miáo zhǔn jùsighting device
5
Total compounds
60
As first character
0
As last character
40
As middle character

appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

jìng
0.6057,020 co-occurrences
zhǔn
0.58817,481 co-occurrences
0.51412,990 co-occurrences
xiè
0.4421,968 co-occurrences
bèi
0.4121,254 co-occurrences
shè
0.4103,612 co-occurrences
guāng
0.4055,442 co-occurrences
0.4014,536 co-occurrences
qiāng
0.383810 co-occurrences
0.3791,860 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men miáo zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "瞄."

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...S)拟在日本拓展减肥药市场,“曲线入市“准自费患者蓝海

. . . S ) nǐ zài rì běn tuò zhǎn jiǎn féi yào shì chǎng , qū xiàn rù shì miáo zhǔn zì fèi huàn zhě lán hǎi

...S) plans to expand into the Japanese weight-loss drug market, taking a "roundabout approach" to target the blue ocean of out-of-pocket patients

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L I N E fù fèi dìng yuè zhì lái le ! miáo zhǔn huàn jī jiāo lǜ yǔ shè jiāo tòng diǎn , L I N E P r e . . .

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E D P miáo zhǔn yī bǐ lì yà shǔ jù zhōng xīn rè cháo , píng 藉 dī diàn jià yōu shì

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miáo zhǔn W B C rè cháo guāi guāi xiàn liàng yīng yuán dài dēng chǎng

Aiming at the WBC craze, obediently limited support bags appeared

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. . . gāo yǔ jié duì ruǎn yín chāo quán miàn biǎo xiàn ! píng yě huì yī : shuō bù dìng miáo zhǔn rì zhí

... Gao Yujie's super comprehensive performance against SoftBank! Keiichi Hirano: Maybe aiming for the Japanese job

Tatoeba

警察准了那个男人。

Jǐngchá miáozhǔn le nàge nánrén.

The policeman aimed his gun at the man.

Tatoeba

准了,却没命中。

Tā miáozhǔn le, què méi mìngzhòng.

He aimed, but missed.

Tatoeba

猎人们用枪准了大象。

Lièrénmen yòng qiāng miáozhǔn le dàxiàng.

The hunters aimed at the elephant.

Tatoeba

准麻雀, 击中鹅。

Miáozhǔn máquè, jīzhòng é.

I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced miáo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 瞄 (miáo) mean in Chinese?
瞄 (miáo) primarily means "to take aim." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2462 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 瞄 and 猫?
瞄 (miáo) and 猫 (māo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 目 vs 犭 (same 苗 component).
How many strokes does 瞄 have?
瞄 is written with 14 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 瞄?
The radical associated with 瞄 is 目 (eye). This radical appears in many characters related to eye.
What are the components of 瞄?
瞄 is composed of: 目 (semantic), 苗 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰目苗 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 瞄?
Common words with 瞄 include: 瞄准 (miáo zhǔn, "to take aim at"); 超前瞄准 (chāo qián miáo zhǔn, "to aim in front of a moving target"); 瞄一眼 (miáo yī yǎn, "to shoot a glance at"); 望远瞄准镜 (wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìng, "telescopic sight"); 瞄准具 (miáo zhǔn jù, "sighting device"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 瞄 (miáo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation miáo: 描 (to depict), 苗 (Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China), 秒 (second (unit of time)), 渺 ((of an expanse of water) vast), and 2 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 瞄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 瞄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.