Word

秒 (miǎo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

Meaning of 秒

量 liàng measure word

second

我只需要五秒就能完成。

wǒ zhǐ xū yào wǔ miǎo jiù néng wán chéng

I only need five seconds to finish.

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Word breakdown

秒 miǎo — second

Structure & writing

1 秒 miǎo — awn on grain husks

秒 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant

禾 is a component in 37 characters

HSK 1

和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)

HSK 4

乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little

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私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government

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稳 wěn stable; steady

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委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.

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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

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秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean

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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)

1.2 少 shǎo — few; little (opposite of 多)

Xpinyin

少 is a component in 11 characters

HSK 3

沙 shā sand; tiny stone particles

HSK 4

省 shěng to save; to economize (opposite of 费) 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

HSK 5

吵 chǎo noisy and chaotic; disturbing 炒 chǎo to stir-fry (cook by stirring ingredients in hot oil in a wok)

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劣 liè inferior, bad (opposite of 优) 妙 miào beautiful; fine 抄 chāo to copy (text); to transcribe

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渺 miǎo vast and boundless (of water) 纱 shā yarn spun from cotton, hemp, etc., used to twist into thread or weave into cloth 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency

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