绣
to embroider; embroidery
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,100 U+7EE3
How 绣 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
纟 (semantic, “silk”) + 秀 (phonetic, xiù)
How to remember it
embroidery · Heisig RSH #2387
thread + 秀 elegant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 秀
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 秀 (xiù) — 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 |
| 锈 | xiù | to rust, to corrode |
| 莠 | yǒu | weeds, tares; evil, undesirable |
Words containing 绣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 灰腹绣眼鸟 | huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) |
| 暗绿绣眼鸟 | àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex) |
| 绣球花 | xiù qiú huā | hydrangea |
| 十字绣 | shí zì xiù | cross-stitch |
| 锦心绣口 | jǐn xīn xiù kǒu | (of writing) elegant and ornate |
| 锦绣前程 | jǐn xiù qián chéng | bright future; bright prospects |
| 绣花鞋 | xiù huā xié | embroidered shoes |
| 红胁绣眼鸟 | hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo | (bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) |
| 花拳绣腿 | huā quán xiù tuǐ | flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but… |
| 刺绣品 | cì xiù pǐn | embroidery |
| 绣花 | xiù huā | to embroider; to do embroidery |
| 苏绣 | Sū xiù | Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the oth… |
| 绣球藤 | xiù qiú téng | Clematis montana |
| 抛绣球 | pāo xiù qiú | throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to m… |
| 刺绣 | cì xiù | to embroider; embroidery |
| 绣像 | xiù xiàng | character illustrations in classical Chinese novels |
| 纹绣 | wén xiù | cosmetic tattooing; semi-permanent makeup; micropigmentation; embroidery |
| 锦绣 | jǐn xiù | beautiful |