| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 白描 | bái miáo | line drawing in traditional ink and brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing | |
| 描 | miáo | depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up | |
| 描紅 | 描红 | miáo hóng | to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) |
| 描畫 | 描画 | miáo huà | to draw; to describe |
| 描繪 | 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe; to portray |
| 描金 | miáo jīn | to outline in gold | |
| 描摹 | miáo mó | to describe; to portray | |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe | |
| 描圖 | 描图 | miáo tú | to trace |
| 描寫 | 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 人物描寫 | 人物描写 | rén wù miáo xiě | portrayal |
| 掃描 | 扫描 | sǎo miáo | scan; raster |
| 掃描器 | 扫描器 | sǎo miáo qì | scanner |
| 數碼掃描 | 数码扫描 | shù mǎ sǎo miáo | a digital scan |
| 素描 | sù miáo | sketch |
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