1. young plant; seedling

2. (bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 鱼苗 (yúmiáo))

3. (bound form) offspring; descendant

4. (bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗头 (miáotou), 矿苗 (kuàngmiáo))

5. (bound form) vaccine