Chinese Word: 绣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

绣 (Trad.: 繡)HSK 6

Pinyin: xiù

English Definition: to embroider; embroidery

Chinese Definition:
①用丝线等在绸和布上缀成花纹或文字：绣字。绣花。刺绣。
②绣成的物品：粤绣。苏绣。湘绣。锦绣山河。锦心绣口(形容文思、词藻都优美、华丽)。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 糸

Pictophonetic:秀 indicates the sound; 纟 (silk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
- 秀 [ xiù ] elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant

Similar Characters: 锈诱透

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绣花HSK 6	xiù huā	to embroider; to do embroidery
锦绣	jǐn xiù	beautiful
刺绣HSK 6	cì xiù	to embroider; embroidery
绣花鞋	xiù huā xié	embroidered shoes
湘绣	xiāng xiù	Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 苏绣 , 粤绣 and 蜀绣 )

1		wǒ 我 duì 对 cì xiù 刺绣 chǎn shēng 产生 le 了 xìng qù 兴趣。 I'm into the embroidery.
2		tā 她 yòng 用 shǒu gōng 手工 xiù zhì 绣制 le 了 yī fú 一幅 měi lì 美丽 de 的 huà 画。 She embroidered a beautiful picture by hand.
3		zhè wèi 这位 zhēn xiàn 针线 gōng 工 de 的 shǒu yì 手艺 shí fēn 十分 jīng zhàn 精湛， néng gòu 能够 xiù 绣 chū 出 gè zhǒng 各种 jīng měi 精美 tú àn 图案。 The seamstress's craftsmanship is exquisite and she can embroider various exquisite patterns.