绣 (xiù): to embroider, embroidery
绣 (xiù) is a Chinese character meaning “to embroider.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 秀 (phonetic). It ranks #2355 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绣 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to embroider
- embroidery
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刺绣 | cì xiù | to embroider |
| 绣花 | xiù huā | to embroider |
| 锦绣前程 | jǐn xiù qián chéng | bright future |
| 绣花鞋 | xiù huā xié | embroidered shoes |
| 锦绣 | jǐn xiù | beautiful |
| 日本绣眼鸟 | rì běn xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) |
| 低地绣眼鸟 | dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni) |
| 十字绣 | shí zì xiù | cross-stitch |
| 绣球花 | xiù qiú huā | hydrangea |
| 红胁绣眼鸟 | hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) |
| 暗绿绣眼鸟 | àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) |
| 锦心绣口 | jǐn xīn xiù kǒu | (of writing) elegant and ornate |
| 刺绣品 | cì xiù pǐn | embroidery |
| 灰腹绣眼鸟 | huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) |
| 花拳绣腿 | huā quán xiù tuǐ | flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom) |
绣 appears in 25 compound words: 24 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 40 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 绣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
绣字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
xiù zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The embroidered characters were written in a very distinctive style that left a deep impression on me.
习近平的两会之喻丨城市管理应该像绣花一样精细
xí jìn píng de liǎng huì zhī yù 丨 chéng shì guǎn lǐ yīng gāi xiàng xiù huā yī yàng jīng xì
Xi Jinping's metaphor for the two sessions丨Urban management should be as fine as embroidery
...妙龄少女激吻细30岁男星 80集新作《锦绣安然》陷争议
. . . miào líng shǎo nǚ jī wěn xì 3 0 suì nán xīng 8 0 jí xīn zuò jǐn xiù ān rán xiàn zhēng yì
... The young girl kissed the 30-year-old male star in 80 episodes of the new work "Splendid Enron" was controversial
【锦绣中国年】铆劲冲刺赶订单_光明网
jǐn xiù zhōng guó nián 铆 jìn chōng cì gǎn dìng dān guāng míng wǎng
【Splendid Chinese Year】Riveting sprint to catch up with orders_Guangming.com
【锦绣中国年】踏雪穿林巡边忙_光明网
jǐn xiù zhōng guó nián tà xuě chuān lín xún biān máng guāng míng wǎng
【Splendid Chinese Year】Busy patrolling the border through the snow through the forest_Guangming.com
9人吃2万 杨绣惠揭冲绳餐厅规定:被当盘子
9 rén chī 2 wàn yáng xiù huì jiē chōng shéng cān tīng guī dìng : bèi dāng pán zǐ
9 people eat 20,000 Yang Xiuhui revealed the rules of the Okinawan restaurant: being used as a plate
绣球在六月开花。
Xiù qiú zài Liùyuè kāihuā.
The hydrangea blooms in June.
某些绣球花的颜色取决于土壤的酸碱值：土壤酸性越强，花朵颜色越蓝。
Mǒuxiē xiùqiúhuā de yánsè qǔjué yú tǔrǎng de suānjiǎnzhí: tǔrǎng suānxìng yuè qiáng, huāduǒ yánsè yuè lán.
The colour of some hydrangeas is determined by the pH value of the soil: the more acidic it is, the bluer the flowers are.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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