描miáo
to copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace. 11 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 描
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–11 write 苗.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 描 · the stroke-order rules
What 描 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 苗 (miáo, sprouts).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 苗 carries the sound.
Words that use 描
| 描写 | to describe (in writing) 用文字把样子或过程写出来 讲解员生动描写工艺渊源。The guide described the craft's origins vividly. Lesson 316, 职场英华与创意工坊 · 匠心筑梦与浮世清晖 · Master Crafts, Ocean Dreams & Creative Vistas |
| 描述 | to describe 用话语把事情讲清楚 文化名人详细描述这门技艺。The cultural celebrity described the craft in detail. Lesson 317, 匠心流韵与人文雅致 · 匠心筑梦与浮世清晖 · Master Crafts, Ocean Dreams & Creative Vistas |
Characters that share the sound part 苗
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.