苗
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young plant; seedling; (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 魚苗|鱼苗[yu2 miao2]); (bound form) offspring; descendant; (bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗頭|苗头[miao2 tou5], 礦苗|矿苗[kuang4 miao2]); (bound form) vaccine
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How 苗 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Grass 艹 growing in a field 田
How to remember it
seedling · Heisig RSH #235
田 rice field + brains + flower — as a component also called: tomato seedling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 苗 as their sound component
These characters all use 苗 (miáo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 苗 sound component | miáo | sprouts; Miao nationality |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 描 | miáo | to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace |
| 锚 | máo | anchor |
| 瞄 | miáo | to take aim at; to look at |
| 喵 | miāo | a cat's meow |
| 鹋 | miáo | emu |
Words containing 苗
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印江土家族苗族自治县 | Yìn jiāng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizh… |
| 城步苗族自治县 | Chéng bù Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, in Shaoyang City 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 秀山土家族苗族自治县 | Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 麻阳苗族自治县 | Má yáng Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Mayang Miao Autonomous County, in Huaihua City 懷化市|怀化市[Huai2 hua4 Shi4], Hunan |
| 恩施土家族苗族自治州 | Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu | Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省[Hu2 bei3 Sheng3] |
| 文山壮族苗族自治州 | Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu | Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3… |
| 融水苗族自治县 | Róng shuǐ Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 彭水苗族土家族自治县 | Péng shuǐ Miáo zú Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn | Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 紫云苗族布依族自治县 | Zǐ yún Miáo zú Bù yī zú Zì zhì xiàn | Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 镇宁布依族苗族自治县 | Zhèn níng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 湘西土家族苗族自治州 | Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu | Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 屏边苗族自治县 | Píng biān Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Pingbian Miao Autonomous County, in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河… |
| 松桃苗族自治县 | Sōng táo Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Songtao Miao Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 关岭布依族苗族自治县 | Guān lǐng Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Guanling Buyei and Miao Autonomous County, in Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县 | Wēi níng Yí zú Huí zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County, in Bijie City 畢節市|毕节市[Bi4 jie2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 实生苗 | shí shēng miáo | seedling |
| 酉阳土家族苗族自治县 | Yǒu yáng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 别苗头 | bié miáo tou | (dialect) to compete with; to pit oneself against |
| 黔西南布依族苗族自治州 | Qián xī nán Bù yī zú Miáo zú Zì zhì zhōu | Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Guizhou Province 貴州省|贵州省[Gui4 zhou1 She… |
| 单根独苗 | dān gēn dú miáo | an only child |