What 缪 means
It depends on the word: surname, binding, or error. The early Chinese dictionary Shuowen Jiezi records 繆 as ten bundles of hemp plant fiber, also used in 綢繆, meaning to bind closely. That binding idea extends to winding, intimacy, and preparing in advance.
Read the whole word, not the character alone: the surname 缪 is Miào, 绸缪 and 未雨绸缪 are móu, and error words such as 缪误 are miù.
Literary or name-specific; a bare 缪 is ambiguous.
For surnames, use Miào; do not borrow móu.
Who writes 缪
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What it means when someone sends it to you
4 readingsRead Miào; it names the family, not an error.
Don't confuse it with
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2Questions people ask
1Why does 缪 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 缪
- Also called
- 繆
- Search it as
- miao · mou · miu · 绸缪 · 未雨绸缪 · 谬 · 缪姓
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
缪\7F2ACodes and encoding1 code points
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