miào

variant of 妙[miao4]

woman (女) + few/slender (少) = subtle and exquisite

女 anchors the meaning — a woman who is slender or delicate was the original image of subtle beauty. 少 mainly lends the miào sound; the pairing evolved to capture anything wonderfully subtle or exquisite.

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这个方法真,大家都很喜欢。

zhè ge fāng fǎ zhēn miào, dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huān.

This method is really clever; everyone likes it a lot.

他想出了一个计,解决了这个难题。

tā xiǎng chū le yī ge miào jì, jiě jué le zhè ge nán tí.

He came up with a clever plan and solved this difficult problem.

Words with 妙

锦囊妙计

jǐn náng miào jì

brocade sack of miracle plans (idiom); bag of tricks

隽妙

juàn miào

extremely elegant

灵丹妙药

líng dān miào yào

effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems

灵妙

líng miào

wonderful; ingenious; clever

高妙

gāo miào

masterly

不妙

bù miào

(of a turn of events) not too encouraging

佳妙

jiā miào

wonderful

奇妙

qí miào

wonderful; marvelous; intriguing; mysterious; strange

奇思妙想

qí sī miào xiǎng

an unconventional but wonderful idea

奥妙

ào miào

marvelous

妙不可言

miào bù kě yán

too wonderful for words

妙品

miào pǐn

a fine work of art

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