| 1 | 绣 | 綉 | xiù | xiu4 | to embroider; embroidery; variant of 绣 | | |
| 2 | 粤绣 | 粵繡 | yuè xiù | Yue4 xiu4 | Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 湘绣 and 蜀绣 ) | | |
| 3 | 苏绣 | 蘇繡 | sū xiù | Su1 xiu4 | Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘绣 , 粤绣 and 蜀绣 ) | | |
| 4 | 蜀绣 | 蜀繡 | shǔ xiù | Shu3 xiu4 | Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 湘绣 and 粤绣 ) | | |
| 5 | 十字绣 | 十字繡 | shí zì xiù | shi2 zi4 xiu4 | cross-stitch | | |
| 6 | 绣衣直指 | 繡衣直指 | xiù yī zhí zhǐ | xiu4 yi1 zhi2 zhi3 | Han official post responsible for suppressing bandits (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 绣帷 | 繡帷 | xiù wéi | xiu4 wei2 | tapestry | | |
| 8 | 绣球藤 | 繡球藤 | xiù qiú téng | xiu4 qiu2 teng2 | Clematis montana | | |
| 9 | 绣球花 | 繡球花 | xiù qiú huā | xiu4 qiu2 hua1 | hydrangea | | |
| 10 | 绣花鞋 | 繡花鞋 | xiù huā xié | xiu4 hua1 xie2 | embroidered shoes | | |
| 11 | 绣花 | 繡花 | xiù huā | xiu4 hua1 | to embroider; to do embroidery | | |
| 12 | 绣墩 | 繡墩 | xiù dūn | xiu4 dun1 | see 坐墩 | | |
| 13 | 湘绣 | 湘繡 | xiāng xiù | Xiang1 xiu4 | Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 粤绣 and 蜀绣 ) | | |
| 14 | 暗绿绣眼鸟 | 暗綠繡眼鳥 | àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo | an4 lu:4 xiu4 yan3 niao3 | (bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) | | |
| 15 | 绮绣 | 綺繡 | qǐ xiù | qi3 xiu4 | silk material with grained pattern | | |
| 16 | 抛绣球 | 拋繡球 | pāo xiù qiú | pao1 xiu4 qiu2 | throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to make overtures; to court | | |
| 17 | 绫罗锦绣 | 綾羅錦繡 | líng luó jǐn xiù | ling2 luo2 jin3 xiu4 | expensive clothes (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 锦绣前程 | 錦繡前程 | jǐn xiù qián chéng | jin3 xiu4 qian2 cheng2 | bright future; bright prospects | | |
| 19 | 锦绣 | 錦繡 | jǐn xiù | jin3 xiu4 | beautiful | | |
| 20 | 锦心绣口 | 錦心繡口 | jǐn xīn xiù kǒu | jin3 xin1 xiu4 kou3 | (of writing) elegant and ornate | | |
| 21 | 灰腹绣眼鸟 | 灰腹繡眼鳥 | huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo | hui1 fu4 xiu4 yan3 niao3 | (bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus) | | |
| 22 | 花拳绣腿 | 花拳繡腿 | huā quán xiù tuǐ | hua1 quan2 xiu4 tui3 | flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery | | |
| 23 | 红胁绣眼鸟 | 紅脅繡眼鳥 | hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo | hong2 xie2 xiu4 yan3 niao3 | (bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus) | | |
| 24 | 低地绣眼鸟 | 低地繡眼鳥 | dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo | di1 di4 xiu4 yan3 niao3 | (bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni) | | |
| 25 | 刺绣品 | 刺繡品 | cì xiù pǐn | ci4 xiu4 pin3 | embroidery | | |