# 苗头 (miáotou)

In Mandarin Chinese, 苗头 (miáotou) means “early sign; emerging trend”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: early sign; emerging trend
- Pinyin: miáotou (miao2 tou5)
- Traditional: 苗頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 事情已经有了好转的苗头。
  Shìqing yǐjīng yǒule hǎozhuǎn de miáotou.
  Things are showing signs of getting better.

## Characters

- [苗](https://hanziro.com/word/miao-seedling/) (miáo): seedling; young plant
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/miao-tou-early-sign/

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