surname Miao
缪 is a 14 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as móu in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as miù, liǎo, miào, or mù.
In traditional Chinese the character 繆 is used.
It is made up of the components 纟 (silk) and 翏 (the sound of the wind).
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Pronunciation
We found 5 pronunciations for 缪
Definitions for 缪 pronounced as miù
- variant of 謬|谬[miu4]
- error
- erroneous
Definitions for 缪 pronounced as móu
- to wind round
Definitions for 缪 pronounced as liǎo
- old variant of 繚|缭[liao3]
Definitions for 缪 pronounced as miào
- surname Miao
- mu (Greek letter Μμ)
Definitions for 缪 pronounced as mù
- old variant of 穆[mu4]
Vocabulary
The most common words for 缪 — see all
- lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
- to prepare for a rainy day
- to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth
- Samuel (name)