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秒 miǎo second

How to remember 秒: 禾 grain + 少 few = second. The chicken pecks at the scattered grain so fast that only a few seeds are left after a single second.

  • 2,028. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 禾

Component breakdown

秒 = 禾 grain + 少 few

  • 禾 grain
  • 少 few
The Gushi story

The chicken pecks at the scattered grain so fast that only a few seeds are left after a single second.

How it is used

  • Second (of time or angle) - 三十秒 (sānshí miǎo) thirty seconds, 秒表 (miǎobiǎo) stopwatch.
  • Internet slang uses it as 'instantly': 秒懂 (miǎodǒng) get it in a second, 秒杀 (miǎoshā) flash sale / crush instantly.
  • 争分夺秒 (zhēngfēn-duómiǎo) to race against every second.

Words with 秒

Example sentences

  • 这次赛跑他用了13秒。 Zhè cì sàipǎo tā yòngle shísān miǎo.He took thirteen seconds to complete the race.