• 苗なえ — seedling; young sprout
• 苗木なえぎ — young tree; sapling
• 苗床なえどこ — seedbed; nursery bed
• 苗代なわしろ — nursery field for rice seedlings
• 苗字みょうじ — family name (same as 名字)

The kanji 苗 combines くさかんむり, showing plants above, with a field below. Together they picture young shoots growing in a field — a perfect image for seedlings just starting to take root. From this, the kanji is also used metaphorically for beginnings or “offspring.”