苗头 meaning in English

miáotou

early signs of a new development; emerging trend

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 苗頭13 strokes

Meaning of 苗头

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

miáotou
  1. early signs of a new development; emerging trend

Stroke order for each character

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苗 miáo · young plant · 8 strokes

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头 tóu · head · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 苗头.

头发tóufahair (on the head)
里头lǐtouinside; interior
点头diǎntóuto nod
石头shítoustone
头脑tóunǎobrains; mind
木头mùtouwood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1]); (fig.) blockhead; dolt
老头儿lǎotóursee 老頭子|老头子[lao3 tou2 zi5]
镜头jìngtóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
骨头gǔtoubone; moral character
后头hòutoubehind; the back
前头qiántouin front; at the head
回头huítóuto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by

Questions about 苗头

What does 苗头 mean?

苗头 (miáotou) means "early signs of a new development; emerging trend" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 苗头?

苗头 is made of 2 characters: 苗 (8 strokes), 头 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 苗头 an HSK word?

Yes. 苗头 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 苗头 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 苗头 is written 苗頭.