描

miáo

“To depict” in Chinese is 描 (miáo).

Other characters with the syllable miao: see all 7 →

Meaning

to depict
to trace (a drawing)
to copy

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to touch up

Example

我用照片描述。

From 描述 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 描

描述miáoshùto describeHSK 4 描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portrayHSK 4 描绘miáohuìto describe; to depict; to portrayHSK 7-9 扫描sǎomiáoto scanHSK 7-9 素描sùmiáosketchHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

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