苗 miáo — seedling; sprout

苗
miáo

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #1005

miáo miao2

Basic definition

  1. noun seedling; sprout e.g 禾苗树苗
  2. noun beginning; symptom e.g 苗头矿苗
  3. noun vaccine e.g 疫苗卡介苗

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (会意。从田，从艸。田里生长的形状象草的东西。本义:禾苗，未吐穗的庄稼)
  2. seedlings of cereal crops e.g 补苗间苗秧苗麦苗豆苗壮苗
  3. seed e.g 苗米
  4. the young of some animals e.g 鱼苗 猪苗
  5. descendant e.g 苗末 · 苗胄 · 苗胤 · 苗嗣 · 苗绪
  6. beginning e.g 苗头 苗脉
  7. outcrops e.g 矿苗 苗脉
  8. Miao tribe e.g 苗民
  9. Miao nationality e.g 苗子苗族
  10. flame e.g 火苗
  11. vaccine e.g 卡介苗 牛痘苗
  12. 姓
verb
  1. sprout;germinate
  2. hunt in the summer e.g 苗田 · 苗狩

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