瞄 (miáo): to take aim, (fig.) to aim one's looks at, to glance at
瞄 (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 目 (semantic) and 苗 (phonetic). It ranks #2462 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瞄 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- to take aim
- (fig.) to aim one's looks at
- to glance at
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
瞄 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 瞄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们瞄字的发音和笔顺。
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."
...S)拟在日本拓展减肥药市场,“曲线入市“瞄准自费患者蓝海
. . . 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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EDP瞄准伊比利亚数据中心热潮,凭藉低电价优势
E D P miáo zhǔn yī bǐ lì yà shǔ jù zhōng xīn rè cháo , píng 藉 dī diàn jià yōu shì
EDP targets the Iberian data center boom with low electricity prices
瞄准WBC热潮 乖乖限量应援袋登场
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
...高宇杰对软银超全面表现!平野惠一:说不定瞄准日职
. . . 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
警察瞄准了那个男人。
Jǐngchá miáozhǔn le nàge nánrén.
The policeman aimed his gun at the man.
他瞄准了,却没命中。
Tā miáozhǔn le, què méi mìngzhòng.
He aimed, but missed.
猎人们用枪瞄准了大象。
Lièrénmen yòng qiāng miáozhǔn le dàxiàng.
The hunters aimed at the elephant.
瞄准麻雀, 击中鹅。
Miáozhǔn máquè, jīzhòng é.
I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.
Character Family
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