缪
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variant of 謬|谬[miu4]
14 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,880 U+7F2A
How 缪 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “thread”) + 翏 (phonetic, liù)
components: 纟 翏
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 翏
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 翏 (liù) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翏 sound component | liù | the sound of the wind; to soar |
| 鹨 | liù | Anthus species (various) |
| 谬 | miù | absurd; error, exaggeration |
| 戮 | lù | to kill, to massacre; to oppress |
| 寥 | liáo | few, scarce; empty, deserted |
| 嫪 | lào | to hanker after |
| 蓼 | liǎo | knotweed, polygonum |
| 醪 | láo | unfiltered wine; sediment, dregs |
| 瘳 | chōu | healed; reformed |
Words containing 缪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塞缪尔·约翰逊 | Sài miù ěr Yuē hàn xùn | Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer |
| 塞缪尔 | Sài miù ěr | (name) Samuel |
| 缪斯 | Miù sī | Muse (Greek mythology) |
| 加缪 | Jiā miù | Albert Camus (1913-1960), French-Algerian philosopher, author, and journalist |
| 缪思 | Miù sī | variant of 繆斯|缪斯[Miu4 si1] |
| 未雨绸缪 | wèi yǔ chóu móu | lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to pla… |
| 缪巧 | miù qiǎo | plan; scheme; intelligent; quick-witted |
| 绸缪 | chóu móu | to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth |
| 悖缪 | bèi miù | variant of 悖謬|悖谬[bei4 miu4] |
| 纰缪 | pī miù | error; mistake |