苗

miáo

sprouts; Miao nationality

How to write 苗, stroke by stroke

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China; surname Miao; sprout

Ideographic: Grass 艹 growing in a field 田

Made of 艹 + 田

疫苗yì miáovaccine
苗条miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender; graceful
火苗huǒ miáoflame
保苗bǎo miáoto protect young plants, ensuring that enough survive to produce a good crop
出苗chū miáoto sprout; to come out (of seedling); to bud
别苗头bié miáo tou(dialect) to compete with; to pit oneself against
卡介苗kǎ jiè miáoBCG vaccine; bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
幼苗yòu miáoyoung sprout; bud; sapling; seedling
植苗zhí miáotree planting
树苗shù miáosapling
独苗dú miáoonly child; sole scion
种苗zhǒng miáoseedling

我不需要接种流感疫苗。
wǒ bù xū yào jiē zhòng liú gǎn yì miáo 。
I don't need a flu shot.
我接种了流感疫苗。
wǒ jiē zhòng le liú gǎn yì miáo 。
I had a flu shot.
说苗条比说瘦更有礼貌。
shuō miáo tiáo bǐ shuō shòu gèng yǒu lǐ mào 。
It's more polite to say thin than skinny.