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CHINESE CHARACTER

描 (miáo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

miáo
to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace
HSK 511 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 描.

Phonetic component

苗 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 11

Write 描 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Examples using 描

描述

他详细地描述了事故状况。

Tā xiáng xì dì miáo shù liǎo shì gù zhuàng kuàng。

He described the incident in detail.

FAQ

What does 描 (miáo) mean in Chinese?

to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace

How do you write 描 in stroke order?

描 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 描?

扌 is the radical in 描. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 描?

描述 (miáoshù): to describe; description; 描绘 (miáohuì): to describe; to depict; to portray; 描写 (miáoxiě): to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal.