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Translingual
Han character
瞄 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+8, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月山廿田 (BUTW), four-corner 64060, composition ⿰目苗)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 813, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23554
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2494, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7784
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 苗
Pronunciation
Note:
- biâu - literary;
- biô - vernacular.
Note:
- miao5/miou5 - literary (miou5 - Chaozhou);
- bhio5/bhiê5 (bhiē5 - Chaozhou).
Definitions
瞄
- to aim; to take aim at
- to set sight on
- to peek at; to glance at
我趕快瞄了一眼時鐘，發現快要遲到了。 [MSC, trad.]
我赶快瞄了一眼时钟，发现快要迟到了。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒ gǎnkuài miáo le yī yǎn shízhōng, fāxiàn kuàiyào chídào le.
- I quickly glanced at the clock and found out that I am almost late.
- (Cantonese) to target at
佢畀人瞄住嚟打。 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]- keoi5 bei2 jan4 miu4 zyu6 lai4 daa2.
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Compounds
References
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “瞄”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 157.
Japanese
Kanji
瞄
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Vietnamese
Han character
瞄: Hán Nôm readings: miểu, miêu
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