Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Miao Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 932, Entry 06 According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced miao (rising tone), with the same sound as miao (rising tone). It means subtle or tiny. Originally written as the variant form (sha), it is now written as miao. It is also used interchangeably with miao (rising tone). In Mu Hua, Sea Rhapsody (Haifu): A group of immortals looking misty and distant. Commentary: Misty and distant refers to the appearance of something viewed from afar.