(miào)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.

temple

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
miào
Meaning
temple; ancestral shrine; CL:座[zuo4]; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸广由

A building 广 containing an altar 由

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Traditional form : A building 广 containing an altar 朝

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

miào
HSK 7-9

temple; monastery; shrine

Open 寺庙 page →
miàohuì
HSK 7-9

temple fair

Open 庙会 page →
kǒngmiào

Confucian temple

Open 孔庙 page →
zōngmiào

temple; ancestral shrine

Open 宗庙 page →
miàotáng

imperial ancestral temple

Open 庙堂 page →

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