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苗头

early sign

苗头
miáotou2nd tone
Pinyin
miáotou
Strokes
13
In episodes
1

Stroke order for 苗头

苗头 is written with 13 strokes (苗: 8, 头: 5). The animation replays automatically.

Usage

这件事早就有苗头了 — a lovely word: the first shoot of something before it is visible.

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因为这件事早就有苗头了。

Because the signs had been there for a long time.

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