Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

clever; wonderful

Chinese: 巧妙、美妙。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “miao” becomes a different word in each tone. 妙 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice
  • 美妙měi miàobeautiful; wonderful; splendid
  • 奇妙qí miàowonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious
  • 莫名其妙mò míng qí miào(idiom) baffling; bizarre; without rhyme or reason; inexplicable
  • 微妙wēi miàosubtle

Example Sentence

这个办法真是巧妙极了。Zhè ge bàn fǎ zhēn shì qiǎo miào jí le.This method is really clever.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) thisbànto doFrance真是zhēn shìindeed巧妙qiǎo miàoingenious极了jí leextremely