描

miáo
扌 + 苗

Definitions

miáo (verb) to trace; to copy
miáo (verb) to depict; to describe
miáo (verb) to touch up

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 苗 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 苗

About

描 (miáo) combines the hand radical 扌 (shǒu), indicating a manual action, with the phonetic component 苗 (miáo), meaning a young seedling. Its primary sense is the physical act of tracing or sketching an outline, such as copying a design or drawing an object’s contours with a brush. This extends metaphorically to literary and verbal contexts, where it means to depict a scene, characterize a person, or describe a situation in expressive detail.

Example Sentences Hide

他描写风景。

Tā miáoxiě fēngjǐng.

He describes the scenery.

画家描绘了日出。

Huàjiā miáohuì le rìchū.

The painter depicted the sunrise.

请描摹这个图案。

Qǐng miáomó zhège tú'àn.

Please trace this pattern.

她素描画得很好。

Tā sùmiáo huà dé hěn hǎo.

She is good at sketching.

这段文字描写得很生动。

Zhè duàn wénzì miáoxiě dé hěn shēngdòng.

This passage is described very vividly.

这部小说描绘了社会的变迁。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáohuì le shèhuì de biànqiān.

This novel depicts the changes in society.

他用细腻的笔触描摹人物心理。

Tā yòng xìnì de bǐchù miáomó rénwù xīnlǐ.

He portrays the characters' psychology with delicate brushstrokes.

艺术家试图描摹出内心深处的情感波澜。

Yìshùjiā shìtú miáomó chū nèixīn shēnchù de qínggǎn bōlán.

The artist attempts to trace the emotional waves deep within the heart.

Related Characters

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Component: 苗

猫 瞄 锚 喵 鹋 貓 錨 鶓 庿

Example Words

扫描 描绘 描述 描写 素描 轻描淡写 扫描仪 扫描器 描图 描摹 描画 描红 描金 白描