苗

苗 miáo

“sprouts”

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 8 Level: HSK 5

How 苗 is built — stacked top over bottom

艹
Grass radical (艹) · cǎo zì tóu
Two blades of grass. Plant words: 茶 tea, 花 flower, 药 medicine.
田
Field · tián
A field divided into plots. 男 man = strength in the fields.

Origin

Grass 艹 growing in a field 田

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