秒(miǎo)

HSK 59 strokes

second (unit of time)

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Character information

Pinyin
miǎo
Meaning
second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 秒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰禾少

In this compound, the meaning comes from 禾 (grain); 少 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

禾hé少shǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 秒 step by step

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

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Words with 秒

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

zhēng争fēn分duó夺miǎo秒
HSK 7-9

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time

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nài奈miǎo秒

nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw); PRC equivalent: 纳秒

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wēi微miǎo秒

microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s

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shù数miǎo秒

to count the number of seconds (between two events)

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fēn分miǎo秒bì必zhēng争

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose

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měi每fēn分měi每miǎo秒

each and every moment

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háo毫miǎo秒

millisecond, ms

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miǎo秒shè射

to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex

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争分夺奈微数必每

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