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苗

miáo
noun HSK 7 #16,504

Measure Word

一棵苗 kē

Meanings

  1. 1 seedling
  2. 2 sprout
  3. 3 young plant

Examples

春天到了，地里长出了嫩苗。
Chūntiān dào le, dì lǐ zhǎng chū le nènmiáo.
Spring has come, and tender seedlings have sprouted in the fields.
这些树苗需要浇水。
Zhèxiē shùmiáo xūyào jiāoshuǐ.
These tree seedlings need watering.

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usage
苗 often appears as a suffix in compound nouns: 树苗 (shùmiáo, tree seedling), 禾苗 (hémiáo, grain seedling), 疫苗 (yìmiáo, vaccine — literally 'epidemic seedling').

Stroke Order

苗 miáo