<p>It would only make sense to me as a native speaker if this is a typo and it is supposed to be 喵， the Onomatopoeia for a cat's meow.</p>
<p>If this is the case, it's either that the character who said it has some connection to cats or possess cat-like quality. (Like being anthropomorphic) In this usage, it's like how in English you can write a cat saying 'I'm purrfect'.</p>
<p>It could also just be a way to appear cute. Like how in English you can write UwU.</p>
<p>The same usage can be observed in various Japanese popular media.</p>

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2022-03-09T14:56:29.583Z
Thanks for confirming, yeah I think this is a typo by the author.
Huy
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<p>So I'm reading a novel and I have seen the author write 苗 multiple times, putting it at the end of a sentence. I am confused to as what the author is doing by writing 苗 at the end of a sentence, at first I thought it was a typo but the author has done it multiple times. So I searched up what 苗 was, and it meant seedling in Chinese but that still doesn't clear my confusion as to why its at the end of a sentence. I'm wondering if 苗 does have a meaning at the end of a sentence or if the author is mistakenly putting it there.</p>
<p>An example: “继续轰炸，务必将这些海怪军团通通炸死苗。”</p>

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苗- What does this do at the end of a sentence?
# 苗- What does this do at the end of a sentence?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-09)

So I'm reading a novel and I have seen the author write 苗 multiple times, putting it at the end of a sentence. I am confused to as what the author is doing by writing 苗 at the end of a sentence, at first I thought it was a typo but the author has done it multiple times. So I searched up what 苗 was, and it meant seedling in Chinese but that still doesn't clear my confusion as to why its at the end of a sentence. I'm wondering if 苗 does have a meaning at the end of a sentence or if the author is mistakenly putting it there.

An example: “继续轰炸，务必将这些海怪军团通通炸死苗。”

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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-09. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

It would only make sense to me as a native speaker if this is a typo and it is supposed to be 喵， the Onomatopoeia for a cat's meow.

If this is the case, it's either that the character who said it has some connection to cats or possess cat-like quality. (Like being anthropomorphic) In this usage, it's like how in English you can write a cat saying 'I'm purrfect'.

It could also just be a way to appear cute. Like how in English you can write UwU.

The same usage can be observed in various Japanese popular media.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for confirming, yeah I think this is a typo by the author.  

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