miǎo

common
adjective

Meaning of

渺 means vast; expansive (of water); distant; vague; indistinct. Pronounced miǎo.

  • vast; expansive (of water)
  • distant; vague; indistinct
  • trivial; insignificant; petty

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Dòng
tíng
hào
miǎo
piàn
 
kàn
dào
biān
 

Dongting Lake is vast and expansive, with no visible horizon.

Cháng
jiāng
shàng
yóu
jiāng
shuǐ
hào
miǎo
 
tāo
xiōng
yǒng
 

The upper reaches of the Yangtze River have vast, turbulent waters.

Hǎi
biān
de
hào
miǎo
jǐng
xiàng
ràng
rén
xīn
xiōng
kuān
kuò
 

The vast seaside scenery broadens one's mind.

Zhè
piàn
shī湿
hào
miǎo
 
zhe
zhòng
duō
shuǐ
niǎo
 

This vast wetland is home to numerous water birds.

Shī
rén
yòng
hào
miǎo
yān
miáo
huì
jiāng
nán
shuǐ
xiāng
de
měi
jǐng
 

The poet used vast misty waters to depict the beauty of the southern water towns.