懂中文 Dong Chinese

妙

miào

mysterious

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

少 sound component

少  Sound component

shǎo, shào

  

few

Evolution

妙 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
妙 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

妙  

miào

mysterious, subtle; exquisite; clever; wonderful

妙 (玅) 

miào

variant of 妙[miào]

Most common words with 妙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

美妙

beautiful

妙

clever

不妙

far from good

奇妙

fantastic

莫名其妙

(idiom) baffling