秒

miǎo

m+iǎo·3rd tone

second (unit of time)

Radical: 禾 Strokes: 9 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

科私秋积称种移秀程税秦秘

Same radical

科私秋积称种移秀程税秦秘租秽稳

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Character Decomposition

秒=禾+少

Etymology

grain

Meanings

second (unit of time)

arc second (angular measurement unit)

(coll.) instantly

miǎo

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Words with 秒 29 total

stopwatch秒表miǎo biǎo leap second闰秒rùn miǎo nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) · PRC equivalent: nà miǎo奈秒nài miǎo microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s微秒wēi miǎo to count the number of seconds (between two events)数秒shǔ miǎo millisecond, ms毫秒háo miǎo picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s皮秒pí miǎo (neologism) (slang) to respond to a message within seconds秒回miǎo huí to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex秒射miǎo shè to understand instantly秒懂miǎo dǒng (Internet) flash sale · (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent秒杀miǎo shā (coll.) to take in at a glance秒看miǎo kàn

Idioms with 秒 2 total Chain

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose · every moment counts分秒必争fēn miǎo bì zhēng lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time · making every second count争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎo

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