⿰禾𰢫

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Translingual

Han character

(Kangxi radical 115, 禾+9, 14 strokes, composition ⿰禾𰢫 or ⿸秒生 or ⿰禾⿱少生)

"" an obsolete character for "bacteria".

Chinese

simp. and trad. (⿰禾𰢫)		⿰禾𰢫

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): phonetic 秒 (OC *mewʔ, “tiny; minute”) + semantic 生.

Etymology

From 秒 (miǎo, “tiny; minute”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): miǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄠˇ

• Eastern Min (BUC): miēu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: miǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: miǎo
    • Wade–Giles: miao³
    • Yale: myǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meau
    • Palladius: мяо (mjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: miēu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mieu³³/

Definitions

1. (bacteriology, obsolete) bacteria [c. 1900]

   Synonym: 細菌 / 细菌 (xìjūn)