Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) 藐 Kangxi Stroke Count: 20 Page 1064, Entry 26 Pronounced miao (falling tone). Guangya (Encyclopedia of Words): Small. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), 9th Year of Duke Xi: Entrusting these young orphans to the grand masters. Also, Mencius (Mengzi): When speaking to the powerful, one must treat them with contempt. Commentary: The appearance of contempt. Also, Zhuangzi (Wandering Beyond and Within): On the distant Mount Gu-ye, there dwells a divine person. Commentary: Distant. Also, Zhang Heng, Western Metropolis Rhapsody (Xijing Fu): The movement of the eyes, glancing back and forth. Commentary: Miao refers to beautiful eyes and appearance. Also, Yangzi, Regional Speech (Fangyan): Gradually. Also, Guangya (Encyclopedia of Words): Vast and wide. Also pronounced miao (rising tone). Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Grasses: Miao refers to the gromwell plant. Commentary: It can be used to dye things purple; also known as zi. Also, Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Words: Miao-miao refers to beauty. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: The ancestral temple has been completed; it is tall and magnificent. Also, Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: I earnestly instruct you, yet you remain distant and refuse to listen. Commentary: Distant and indifferent, refusing to listen. Also, Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rhymes with mi. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Imperial Park (Shanglin Fu): With long, slender eyebrows curved, and a soft, lingering gaze that is beautiful. The beauty is alluring, leaving one captivated and emotionally stirred. Also pronounced mao (falling tone). Also a type of plant that can be used for dyeing.