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描
miáo
Main
English Definitionto depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
Simplified Script描
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinmiáo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)miu4

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Words With Same Head Word    
描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portray; description
描述miáoshùto describe; description
描绘miáohuìto describe; to portray
描画miáohuàto draw; to describe
描摹miáomóto trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc); (fig.) to describe; to portray
Words With Same Tail Word    
扫描sǎomiáoto scan
素描sùmiáosketch
白描báimiáoline drawing in traditional ink and brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing
逐行扫描zhúháng sǎomiáoline by line scanning; progressive scanning
回描huímiáoflyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube); retrace
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