The Chinese Radical: 苗


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Meaning
sprout    苗

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
cat
māo
Left: wild animal (dog on the hind legs), right: seedling (The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.)
(Cats like to hunt on fields watching mouse holes.) The animal at the seedlings is: a cat.
JLPT HSK 5
depict, to copy, describe, to touch up
miáo
Left: hand , right: seedling (The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.)
(The young shoots all look the same) The hand sets seedlings that copy each other. (= have the same depiction)
JLPT HSK 5
sprout, seedling, vaccine
miáo
Top: plant , below: field
(The tiny sprouts look like grass:) The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.
JLPT HSK 6
to aim (with a weapon to a target)
miáo
Left: eye , right: sprout, seedling (The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.)
The eye is directed to the seedlings, which are aimed as a target (namely: to be fruitful).
JLPT no HSK
anchor
máo
Left: metal 钅/, right: sprout, seedling (The 'grass' on the field are actually the seedlings.)
The metal seedling is the: anchor.

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