(miǎo)

HSK 7-912 strokes

(of an expanse of water) vast

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
miǎo
Meaning
(of an expanse of water) vast; distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵眇

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

12 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.

miǎoxiǎo
HSK 7-9

minute

Open 渺小 page →
kuàngmiǎo

remote and vast

Open 旷渺 page →
yǎomiǎo

dimly discernible

Open 杳渺 page →
hàomiǎo

vast; extending into the distance

Open 浩渺 page →

remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted

Open 渺无人烟 page →

to receive no news whatsoever about sb

Open 渺无音信 page →

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