苗

Hmong or Miao ethnic group of southwest China / surname Miao

苗 = 艹 + 田 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) wants to grow some sprouts (苗) just inside the aorta's kitchen (ao2). She already set up a field (田) and for frost protection, she put a few sheets of artificial lawn (艹) on the field with the young sprouts. The sprouts are peeping out the gaps between the sheets.

苗

miáo = mi + ao2

sprout

苗 character breakdown

苗
- 田
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨
  - 囗
- 艹

田

tián = ti + an2

field / farm / CL:片[pian4]

田 = 囗 + 十 : Mother Teresa (ti) wants to plant a field (田) of crosses (十) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). She ordered an enclosure (囗) full of crosses (十) and puts them up one by one.

艹

cǎo = c + ao3

grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]

Artificial lawn. The King of Chu burns artificial lawn in the aorta.

Characters with 苗 as component

瞄

miáo = mi + ao2

to take aim / (fig.) to aim one's looks at / to glance at

描

miáo = mi + ao2

to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up

描 = 扌 + 苗 : Marilyn Monroe (mi) is touching up (描) her sprouts (苗) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2) using a toy claw (扌).

猫

貓

ma̅o = m + ao1

cat / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (dialect) to hide oneself / (coll.) modem

猫 = 犭 + 苗 : Mahatma Gandhi (m) set up a very nice field of sprouts (苗) in front of the aorta (ao1) as a peace symbol, but it is all ruined by a dachshund (犭) and a cat (猫) who are chasing each other and destroying the sprouts.

喵

mia̅o = mi + ao1

(onom.) meow / cat's mewing

锚

錨

máo = m + ao2

anchor

鹋

鶓

miáo = mi + ao2

see 鴯鶓|鸸鹋[er2 miao2]

庿