妙

玅
miào
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frequent character
wonderful, clever, excellent, fine
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

妙 combines 女 woman as the meaning part with 少 shǎo as a sound part, though the sound is loose. It first meant subtle or ingenious, then grew to wonderful or excellent.

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Example Sentences

这个主意妙极了！
zhègè zhǔyì miàojíle ！
This idea is wonderful!
他的绘画技巧非常妙。
tāde huìhuà jìqiǎo fēicháng miào 。
His painting skills are excellent.
她的表现真是妙不可言。
tāde biǎoxiàn zhēnshì miàobùkěyán 。
Her performance is truly superb.

Same Characters, Different Readings

妙miào
wonderful, clever, excellent, fine

Words with similar meanings

优秀yōuxiù
excellent
强调卓越和出色，通常用于表扬。
奇妙qímiào
marvelous
更加强调奇特和不可思议，常用于描述让人惊叹的事物。

Homophones

妙miào
wonderful, clever, excellent, fine
庙miào
temple

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