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美妙

měimiào

wonderful; marvellous

A person plays a zither under a blossoming tree
Memory picture

Characters in this word

美 měi

Strokes
9
Radical
羊 — sheep, goat
Made of
羊 sheep, goat 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

妙 miào

Strokes
7
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 少 few, little
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 科学发现最美妙之处,在于它常常推翻我们自以为可靠的直觉。 Kēxué fāxiàn zuì měimiào zhī chù, zài yú tā chángcháng tuīfān wǒmen zìyǐwéi kěkào de zhíjué. The most wonderful thing about scientific discovery is that it often overturns what we thought were reliable intuitions.
  • 清晨的鸟叫声听起来多么美妙! Qīngchén de niǎojiàoshēng tīng qǐlái duōme měimiào! How wonderful the birdsong sounds in the early morning!
  • 她的钢琴弹得很美妙,大家都听得入了迷。 Tā de gāngqín tán de hěn měimiào, dàjiā dōu tīng de rù le mí. She plays the piano wonderfully, and everyone listens spellbound.

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