1young plant; seedling
2(bound form) young animal raised for farming or aquaculture (e.g. 魚苗|鱼苗[yu2 miao2])
3(bound form) offspring; descendant
4(bound form) sign or indication of sth (e.g. 苗頭|苗头[miao2 tou5], 礦苗|矿苗[kuang4 miao2])
5(bound form) vaccine