miǎo HSK5

second (time), beard of grain or corn

miǎo
second measure word
a unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of a minute

It is now 3:10 and 20 seconds.

instantly verb
immediately or in an instant, often used in internet slang

He replied to my WeChat message instantly.

arc second measure word
a unit of angular measurement equal to one-sixtieth of an arc minute

The error of this angle is only a few seconds.

finish quickly measure word
(slang) to finish a task or defeat an opponent in an instant; often used in the context of online shopping (to snatch up items) or gaming

Frequency

Character
Written text
2,028th most common 35.3 per million
Movie subtitles
1,106th most common 83.8 per million appears in 31% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
94.6 per million appears in 26% of films
Written text
117.2 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+79D2

Sources