描

miáo
#1,244 most
frequent character
to depict, to trace (a drawing)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

描 uses 扌 hand as the meaning part and 苗 miáo as the sound part. It first meant to trace an image, then grew to copy and to describe.

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