| 描写HSK 5 | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray; description | |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe; description | |
| 描绘HSK 6 | miáo huì | to describe; to portray | |
| 扫描 | sǎo miáo | to scan | |
| 素描 | sù miáo | sketch |
| 1 | He made a sketch with a pencil. | |
| 2 | This machine can copy, print, and scan. | |
| 3 | This painting depicts a majestic castle. | |
| 4 | This new scanner has a faster scanning speed. | |
| 5 | The cashier had trouble scanning the product barcode. |