幼苗 (yòu miáo) — seedling | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

seedling

Measure word · 棵

幼苗。
Nóng mín zhǒng le hěn duō yòu miáo.
The farmer planted many seedlings.
幼苗。
yòu miáo Zhǎng dà yǐ hòu huì biàn chéng dà shù.
After the seedlings grow up they will become big trees.
幼苗。
Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē yòu miáo fàng zài yáng guāng xià.
Please put these seedlings in the sunlight.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The sense of 幼 as young combines with 苗 as sprout to mean a young plant.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

幺力幼

幼 is built from 幺, shown as tiny, and 力, shown as strength. 幺 may also contribute the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

It is made from 艸 (grass) and 田 (field), showing plants in a field, which matches the meaning of a young plant or seedling.

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