Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced miu
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced miu, including 谬 miù. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For miu, start on m and let it run into iu without pausing; keep the mouth moving and hold the tone to the end.
Initial m
Start the syllable on the initial m, then run straight into the final iu — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final iu
Settle the final iu into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Only one common character is read miu (谬 miù) — focus on locking in its tone.
Learn by Tone
miu turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 谬 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing miu inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
1 common character in this group.