秒 (miǎo): beard of grain or corn, a second

miǎo

beard of grain or corn, a second

Pinyin

miǎo

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

English Meaning

beard of grain or corn, a second

How to Write 秒 (miǎo)

秒 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 秒

A phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, and 少 hints at the pronunciation.

What 秒 is Made Of

秒 is built from 2 components:

禾cereal, grain, rice

少few, little

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Characters Related to 秒

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shā

shěng

liè

chǎo

miào

chāo

chǎo

chāo

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