渺
miǎo
(of an expanse of water) vast
distant and indistinct; tiny or insignificant
water (氵) + sound miǎo (眇) = a vast, barely-visible stretch of water
氵 carries the meaning: an endless sheet of water so wide it dissolves into the horizon. 眇 gives the sound miǎo; its connotation of something tiny or hard to see does quietly echo the sense of things lost in that immensity.
湖面渺茫，远处的山看不清楚。
hú miàn miǎo máng, yuǎn chù de shān kàn bu qīng chǔ.
The lake surface stretches out vast and hazy, and the distant mountains cannot be seen clearly.
在宇宙面前，人类显得如此渺小。
zài yǔ zhòu miàn qián, rén lèi xiǎn de rú cǐ miǎo xiǎo.
In the face of the universe, humanity appears so tiny and insignificant.
Words with 渺
飘渺
piāo miǎo
faintly discernible; indistinct; misty
前途渺茫
qián tú miǎo máng
not knowing what to do next
旷渺
kuàng miǎo
remote and vast
杳渺
yǎo miǎo
dimly discernible
浩渺
hào miǎo
vast
渺乎其微
miǎo hū qí wēi
remote and insignificant (idiom)
渺子
miǎo zǐ
muon (particle physics)
渺小
miǎo xiǎo
minute
渺渺茫茫
miǎo miǎo máng máng
uncertain
渺无人烟
miǎo wú rén yān
remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted
渺无音信
miǎo wú yīn xìn
to receive no news whatsoever about sb
渺茫
miǎo máng
uncertain