Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Miao Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 932, Entry 02 According to the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), pronounced miao (rising tone). Meaning: minute or faint. Originally written as miao (variant), now written as miao. Also commonly written as miao (rising tone). From the Sea Rhapsody (Haifu) by Mu Hua: Crowds of immortals appearing faint and distant. Commentary: Faint and distant describes the appearance of something viewed from afar.