渺小
Old HSK 6
渺小 (miǎoxiǎo) · tiny
渺小 (miǎoxiǎo) means “tiny; insignificant”. It is written with 2 characters: 渺 (vast) + 小 (small). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 渺小 is built
The characters
渺 miǎo · vast
What 渺 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 眇miǎo — blind in one eye
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 目mù — eye
小 xiǎo · small
What 小 is made of
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Dividing 八 by a line 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在大自然面前，人显得很渺小。Zài dàzìrán miànqián, rén xiǎnde hěn miǎoxiǎo.In the face of nature, people seem very small.
个人的力量是渺小的。Gèrén de lìliàng shì miǎoxiǎo de.The strength of one person is small.
Questions about 渺小
What does 渺小 mean?
渺小 (miǎoxiǎo) means “tiny; insignificant”.
How do you pronounce 渺小?
渺小 is pronounced miǎoxiǎo.
Which HSK level is 渺小?
渺小 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 小孩儿xiǎoháirchild
- 小姐xiǎojieMiss
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 小时xiǎoshíhour
- 小学xiǎoxuéprimary school
- 小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student
- 从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood
- 大小dàxiǎosize
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
Learn 渺小 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 126: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.