描(miáo)

HSK 411 strokes

to depict

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
miáo
Meaning
to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 描 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌苗

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 苗 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu苗miáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 描 step by step

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

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Words with 描

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

miáo描xiě写
HSK 4

to describe; to depict; to portray

Open 描写 page →
miáo描shù述
HSK 4

to describe

Open 描述 page →
sǎo扫miáo描
HSK 7-9

to scan

Open 扫描 page →
miáo描huì绘
HSK 7-9

to describe; to depict; to portray

Open 描绘 page →
sù素miáo描
HSK 7-9

sketch

Open 素描 page →
huí回miáo描

flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube); retrace

Open 回描 page →
miáo描tú图

to trace

Open 描图 page →
sǎo扫miáo描yí仪

scanner (device)

Open 扫描仪 page →

Related characters

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 描’s common words

写述扫绘素回图仪

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