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Chinese symbol for “seedling”

种苗
zhǒng miáo
Traditional: 種苗
seedling

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seedling is 种苗 (zhǒng miáo), defined as: seedling.

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

种 zhǒng
race, kind, breed; seed; to plant
radical 115 ⽲ · 9 strokes
苗 miáo
sprouts; Miao nationality
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “seedling”

WordPinyinMeaning
秧苗yāng miáoseedling; (esp.) rice seedling
苗miáoyoung plant; seedling; (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 鱼苗 (yú miáo))
禾苗hé miáoseedling (of rice or other grain); measure word: 棵 (kē)
嫩苗nèn miáoseedling; tender young shoot; sprout
实生苗 (實生苗)shí shēng miáoseedling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 种苗.

WordPinyinMeaning
这种 (這種)zhè zhǒngthis kind of
一种 (一種)yī zhǒngone kind of; one type of
各种 (各種)gè zhǒngevery kind of; all kinds of; various
那种 (那種)nà zhǒngthat kind of
种种 (種種)zhǒng zhǒngall kinds of
多种 (多種)duō zhǒngmany kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-
疫苗yì miáovaccine
苗条 (苗條)miáo tiao(of a woman) slim; slender

See also: Japanese symbol for “seedling”.

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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