苗(miáo)

HSK 7-98 strokes

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
miáo
Meaning
Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China; surname Miao
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 苗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱艹田

Grass 艹 growing in a field 田

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

Made of

艹ǎo田tián

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 苗 step by step

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

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Words with 苗

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

yì疫miáo苗
HSK 7-9

vaccine

Open 疫苗 page →
hé禾miáo苗
HSK 7-9

seedling (of rice or other grain)

Open 禾苗 page →
miáo苗tiáo条
HSK 7-9

(of a woman) slim

Open 苗条 page →
miáo苗tou头
HSK 7-9

first signs

Open 苗头 page →
bǎo保miáo苗

to protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop

Open 保苗 page →
chū出miáo苗

to sprout; to come out (of seedling); to bud

Open 出苗 page →
nèn嫩miáo苗

seedling; tender young shoot; sprout

Open 嫩苗 page →
yòu幼miáo苗

young sprout

Open 幼苗 page →

Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 苗’s common words

疫禾条头保出嫩幼

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