秒 (miǎo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

miǎo second (unit of time) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 142 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 秒 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 秒

秒 miǎo second (unit of time)
他只用了十秒就跑完了。
Tā zhǐ yòng le shí miǎo jiù pǎo wán le.
He finished the race in only ten seconds.
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About the character 秒

秒 (miǎo) means second (unit of time). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".