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-<WL>妙 [miào] wonderful; subtle; 莫名其妙@@  [miǎo] 眇: 远; 细微
+<WL>妙 [miào] wonderful/subtle; 莫名其妙 inexplicable@@; (HDZ:) 精微, 深微; 美好, 美妙; …; (姓)  [miǎo] 眇
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-From 女 (nǚ) ‘woman’ and 少 (shǎo) ‘few’.
+The character 妙 miào ‘subtle’ combines 女 (nǚ) ‘woman’, and 少 (shǎo) ‘few’; formerly wr. 眇(􀥫), 𢆷(􂏪𢆽).
-	“少 small 女 woman” —Karlgren.
+	Compare: 眇, 紗, 秒, 杪.
-	Etymologically related to 杪 miǎo ‘tiny’, and 秒 miǎo ‘second’ etc.
+	“[妙] 少 small 女 woman” —Karlgren(AD).
+	HDZ: 妙 : miào : 精微 (cf. 眇, 紗, 𢆷), 深微; 美好, 美妙; 神妙奇巧; 年少, 幼小; (术语) 书画 (简称) 妙品; (姓) • miǎo : 眇: (远; 细微 (cf. 紗/眇))
 #rG.414.26 K.AD861,GSR1158b D.2.1030.10 M.4474 KX..256.24 B.064.0.10 E.1
 #c女少
 #y miuh-
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