苗 (miáo): Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China, sprout
苗 (miáo) is a Chinese character meaning “hmong or miao ethnic group of southwest china.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural) and 田 (structural). It ranks #1897 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 苗 grass 艹 growing in a field 田. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China
- sprout
Etymology & Origin
ideographicGrass 艹 growing in a field 田
Decomposition: ⿱艹田 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 疫苗 | yì miáo | vaccine |
| 苗条 | miáo tiao | (of a woman) slim |
| 幼苗 | yòu miáo | young sprout |
| 苗头 | miáo tou | first signs |
| 火苗 | huǒ miáo | flame |
| 苗圃 | miáo pǔ | plant nursery |
| 苗族 | miáo zú | Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China |
| 树苗 | shù miáo | sapling |
| 苗子 | miáo zi | young successor |
| 卡介苗 | kǎ jiè miáo | BCG vaccine |
| 鱼苗 | yú miáo | fry |
| 豆苗 | dòu miáo | pea shoots |
| 苗家 | miáo jiā | see 苗族[Miao2 zu2] |
| 间苗 | jiàn miáo | thinning out seedlings |
| 独苗 | dú miáo | only child |
苗 appears in 72 compound words: 17 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 43 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 苗 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们苗字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men miáo zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of surnames.
苗栗推鲑鱼回流、双联制争取学业优异学子就近...
miáo 栗 tuī 鲑 yú huí liú , shuāng lián zhì zhēng qǔ xué yè yōu yì xué zǐ jiù jìn . . .
Miaoli pushes salmon return and dual system to strive for students with excellent academic performance...
高市早苗“鸽派提名”点燃期限溢价! 日本长期限国...
gāo shì zǎo miáo gē pài tí míng diǎn rán qī xiàn yì jià ! rì běn cháng qī xiàn guó . . .
Sanae Gaoshi's "dovish nomination" ignites the term premium! Japan's long-term country...
圆汇突挫1% 传高市早苗上周与日央行行长会面时对加息表示担忧
yuán huì tū cuò 1 chuán gāo shì zǎo miáo shàng zhōu yǔ rì yāng háng háng cháng huì miàn shí duì jiā xī biǎo shì dān yōu
The yen fell sharply by 1% and Sanae expressed concern about interest rate hikes during a meeting with the governor of the Bank of Japan last week
中国网军4千帐户攻击高市早苗 矢板明夫:台日两国正面对相同挑战
zhōng guó wǎng jūn 4 qiān zhàng hù gōng jī gāo shì zǎo miáo shǐ bǎn míng fū : tái rì liǎng guó zhèng miàn duì xiāng tóng tiāo zhàn
4,000 accounts of China's cyber army attacked Sanae Takaichi Akio Yaita: Taiwan and Japan are facing the same challenges
广东今年HPV免疫规划疫苗已开打 13岁女孩可免费接种
guǎng dōng jīn nián H P V miǎn yì guī huá yì miáo yǐ kāi dǎ 1 3 suì nǚ hái kě miǎn fèi jiē zhǒng
Guangdong's HPV immunization program vaccine has been launched this year, and 13-year-old girls can be vaccinated for free
我接种了流感疫苗。
Wǒ jiēzhòng le liúgǎnyìmiáo.
I had a flu shot.
疫苗不会导致自闭症。
Yìmiáo bùhuì dǎozhì zìbìzhèng.
Vaccines don't cause autism.
说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
Shuō miáotiao bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒulǐmào.
It's more polite to say thin than skinny.
看完研究以后，我们其中大部分人论定疫苗是件好事。
Kàn wán yánjiū yǐhòu, wǒmen qízhōng dàbùfen rén lùndìng yìmiáo shì jiàn hǎoshì.
After looking at the research, most of us conclude that vaccines are a good thing.
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