• 1917th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 70 words
  • Component in 9 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. miáo (Miao2)Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China • surname Miao
2. miáo (miao2)sprout

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

疫苗 
苗条 (苗條)

Uncommon

揠苗助长 (揠苗助長)
火苗 
独苗 (獨苗)
禾苗 
苗圃 
苗子 
苗族 
苗栗 
苗头 (苗頭)
蒜苗 
豆苗 

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  • 2590th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 27 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (li4)afraid • trembling
2. (Li4)surname Li
3. (li4)chestnut

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

板栗 
栗子 

Uncommon

不寒而栗 (不寒而慄)
战栗 (戰慄)
颤栗 (顫慄)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.