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瞄

miáo

HSK 6 Character

What 瞄 means

1. to take aim
2. (fig.) to aim one's looks at; to glance at

Example sentences

• 警察瞄准了那个男人。
  Jǐngchá miáozhǔn le nàge nánrén.
  The policeman aimed his gun at the man.
• 他瞄准了，却没命中。
  Tā miáozhǔn le, què méimìng zhōng.
  He aimed, but missed.
• 瞄准麻雀, 击中鹅。
  Miáozhǔn máquè, jīzhòng é.
  I aimed at a sparrow, but shot down a goose.
• 猎人们用枪瞄准了大象。
  Lièrénmen yòng qiāng miáozhǔn le dàxiàng.
  The hunters aimed at the elephant.

Words starting with 瞄

• 瞄准miáo zhǔnto take aim at; to target
• 瞄准具miáo zhǔn jùsighting device; sight (for a firearm etc)
• 瞄一眼miáo yī yǎnto shoot a glance at

Words containing 瞄

• 超前瞄准chāo qián miáo zhǔnto aim in front of a moving target
• 望远瞄准镜wàng yuǎn miáo zhǔn jìngtelescopic sight; scope (on a rifle)

Characters built on 苗

These share the phonetic component 苗 (miáo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 描miáoto depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy
• 喵miāo(onomatopoeia) meow; cat's mewing
• 鹋miáoused in 鸸鹋

Characters that look like 瞄

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 赔péito compensate for loss; to indemnify; to suffer a financial loss
• 睡shuìto sleep; to lie down
• 酯zhǐester
• 酶méienzyme; ferment
• 跚shānused in 蹒跚
• 瑛yīng(literary) translucent stone similar to jade; (literary) luster of jade

Sounds the same

Read miáo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 描to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy
• 苗sprout
• 鹋used in 鸸鹋