秀
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shi2 zhuang1 xiu4]); (loanword) to show off; to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiu4 chu2 yi4]); (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
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Dict coverage rank #924 U+79C0
How 秀 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
flower
How to remember it
elegant · Heisig RSH #775
wild rice + fist
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 秀 as their sound component
These characters all use 秀 (xiù) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀 sound component | xiù | elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant |
| 透 | tòu | to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough |
| 绣 | xiù | to embroider; embroidery; ornament |
| 锈 | xiù | to rust, to corrode |
| 莠 | yǒu | weeds, tares; evil, undesirable |
Words containing 秀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 秀才不出门，全知天下事 | xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì | a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
| 秀才不出门，能知天下事 | xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì | a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom) |
| 山明水秀 | shān míng shuǐ xiù | lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery |
| 秀山土家族苗族自治县 | Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 山清水秀 | shān qīng shuǐ xiù | lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery |
| 秀山县 | Xiù shān Xiàn | Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4] |
| 金秀县 | Jīn xiù Xiàn | see 金秀瑤族自治縣|金秀瑶族自治县[Jin1 xiu4 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 花生秀 | huā shēng xiù | (loanword) fashion show |
| 西秀区 | Xī xiù Qū | Xixiu, a district of Anshun City 安順市|安顺市[An1 shun4 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 后起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation |
| 工地秀 | gōng dì xiù | concert held at a real estate development site to attract home buyers (Tw) |
| 罗一秀 | Luó Yī xiù | Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife |
| 青秀区 | Qīng xiù Qū | Qingxiu, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 万秀区 | Wàn xiù Qū | Wanxiu, a district of Wuzhou City 梧州市[Wu2 zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi |
| 上菜秀 | shàng cài xiù | dinner show; dinner and floor show |
| 处子秀 | chǔ zǐ xiù | debut (by a male performer or sports player) |
| 出菜秀 | chū cài xiù | dinner show; dinner and floor show |
| 电视秀 | diàn shì xiù | TV show |
| 真人秀 | zhēn rén xiù | (TV) reality show |
| 时装秀 | shí zhuāng xiù | fashion show |