miǎo

䏚

Character · NounTraditional杪

tip of a branch; flank (TCM)

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

the tip of a small branch; the end of a twig

literary

Often used in literary contexts to describe the end of tree branches or metaphorically the end of a period or object.

Shù树
miǎo杪
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
lún轮
míng明
yuè月
 。

A bright moon hung at the tip of the tree branches.

Suì岁
miǎo杪
jiāng将
zhì至
 ，
rén人
men们
kāi开
shǐ始
zhǔn准
bèi备
guò过
nián年
 。

As the end of the year approaches, people begin preparing for the New Year.

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Chūn春
miǎo杪
shí时
jié节
 ，
bǎi百
huā花
diāo凋
líng零
 。

In the waning days of spring, all flowers wither.

2.

noun

the soft tissue area on both sides of the abdomen, below the 12th rib and above the ilium (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

technical

A specialized anatomical term used exclusively in Traditional Chinese Medicine to describe the flank region where the kidneys are located.

Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
 ，
miǎo杪
bù部
téng疼
tòng痛
kě可
néng能
yǔ与
shèn肾
qì气
bù不
zú足
yǒu有
guān关
 。

Traditional Chinese Medicine holds that pain in the miǎo region may be related to kidney qi deficiency.

Àn按
mó摩
miǎo杪
bù部
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
huǎn缓
jiě解
yāo腰
bù部
suān酸
tòng痛
 。

Massaging the miǎo area helps relieve soreness in the lower back.