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Chinese symbol for “sapling”

树苗
shù miáo
Traditional: 樹苗
sapling; young tree

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sapling is 树苗 (shù miáo), defined as: sapling; young tree.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

树 shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes
苗 miáo
sprouts; Miao nationality
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “sapling”

WordPinyinMeaning
苗木miáo mùsapling; young tree (esp. nursery-grown)
秧yāngsapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine
秧子yāng zisapling; seedling; sprout; (esp.) rice seedling; stem; stalk; vine
小树 (小樹)xiǎo shùshrub; small tree
幼苗yòu miáoyoung sprout; bud

Related words

Other words that share a character with 树苗.

WordPinyinMeaning
树立 (樹立)shù lìto set up; to establish
树木 (樹木)shù mùtree
树林 (樹林)shù línwoods; grove
树枝 (樹枝)shù zhībranch; twig
植树 (植樹)zhí shùto plant trees
树脂 (樹脂)shù zhīresin
疫苗yì miáovaccine
苗条 (苗條)miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender

See also: Japanese symbol for “sapling”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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