Chinese words pronounced miao (any tone) 16 words, in the 4 tones miao is read in. miāo (1st tone) 1 words 喵(miāo) meow 喵(miāo) meow miáo (2nd tone) 4 words 苗(miáo) sprout 描(miáo) depict 瞄(miáo) take aim 鹋(miáo) used in 鸸鹋 érmiáo 苗(miáo) sprout 描(miáo) depict 瞄(miáo) take aim 鶓(miáo) used in 鸸鹋 érmiáo miǎo (3rd tone) 8 words 秒(miǎo) second 淼(miǎo) flood 缈(miǎo) used in 缥缈 piāomiǎo 渺(miǎo) vast 眇(miǎo) blind 藐(miǎo) despise 邈(miǎo) profound 杪(miǎo) limit 秒(miǎo) second 淼(miǎo) flood 緲(miǎo) used in 缥缈 piāomiǎo 渺(miǎo) vast 眇(miǎo) blind 藐(miǎo) despise 邈(miǎo) profound 杪(miǎo) limit miào (4th tone) 3 words 庙(miào) temple 妙(miào) clever 缪(miào) surname Miao 廟(miào) temple 妙(miào) clever 繆(miào) surname Miao