Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 少 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
妙
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
妙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
妙 [miào]
clever; wonderful
Japanese
- strange; weird; odd; curious
- wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence
- cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill
Korean
묘 [妙]
talent; The state of being outstanding and superb.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
妙 たえ
Tae female given name
妙 みょう
Myō surname
CHINESE WORDS (69)
美妙 [měimiào] #2,085
beautiful
不妙 [bùmiào] #3,525
(of a turn of events) not too encouraging
奇妙 [qímiào] #4,437
fantastic
莫名其妙 [mòmíngqímiào] #7,548
(idiom) baffling
巧妙 [qiǎomiào] #9,817
ingenious
微妙 [wēimiào] #9,816
subtle
绝妙 [juémiào] #7,502
exquisite
绝妙 [juémiào] #7,502
exquisite
奥妙 [àomiào] #26,182
marvelous
奥妙 [àomiào] #26,182
marvelous
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JAPANESE WORDS (57)
⭐ 微妙 [びみょう] #1,842
subtle
⭐ 奇妙 [きみょう] #2,141
strange
⭐ 神妙 [しんみょう] #5,845
meek
⭐ 絶妙 [ぜつみょう] #6,753
exquisite
⭐ 巧妙 [こうみょう] #11,372
ingenious
珍妙 [ちんみょう] #21,752
queer
⭐ 妙案 [みょうあん] #22,249
ingenious idea
妙齢 [みょうれい] #28,719
young (usu. of a woman)
言い得て妙 [いいえてみょう] #35,040
perfectly fitting phrase
⭐ 軽妙 [けいみょう] #43,121
light and easy
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