miǎo

second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly

HSK 5

1Stroke Order Animation

0 strokes

2Readings & Meanings

  • miǎosecond (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly

3Structure

Left-right structure左右结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

三秒胶sān miǎo jiāo

superglue

分秒必争fēn miǎo bì zhēng

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose; every moment counts

奈秒nài miǎo

nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Taiwan); PRC equivalent: 纳秒[nà miǎo]

微秒wēi miǎo

microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s

每分每秒měi fēn měi miǎo

all the time

毫秒háo miǎo

millisecond, ms

Other Characters Pronounced “miao”