1. 缪

缪

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  • 3280th most frequent character
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  • 5 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
缪→
纟翏
2Radical
缪→
纟silk羽feather人human彡bristle/beard
3Graphical
缪→
㇛一羽人彡

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miào (Miao4)surname Miao
2. liǎo (liao3)old variant of 缭
3. miào (miao4)mu (Greek letter Μμ)
4. móu (mou2)to wind round
5. mù (mu4)old variant of 穆[mu4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 缪 liǎo (liao3)The component 翏 is pronounced as 'liù' (liu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 缪 mù (mu4)The component 羽 is pronounced as 'yǔ' (yu3). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

未雨绸缪 (未雨綢繆)

Uncommon

塞缪尔 (塞繆爾)
绸缪 (綢繆)

RareShow 4

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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