CHARACTERS / MIAO

“miao” is 8 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

1. 秒miǎosecond (unit of time)HSK 4 · TONE 3
2. 妙miàocleverHSK 5 · TONE 4
3. 描miáoto depictHSK 5 · TONE 2
4. 苗miáosproutHSK 5 · TONE 2
5. 庙miàotempleHSK 6 · TONE 4
6. 渺miǎo(of an expanse of water) vastHSK 6 · TONE 3
7. 瞄miáoto take aimHSK 6 · TONE 2
8. 藐miǎoto despiseHSK 6 · TONE 3