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xiù

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xiù Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiù | xiu4
English translation
handsome
refined
elegant
graceful
performance
ear of grain
show (loanword)
CL: chǎng
> cháng [cháng]
elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant

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About xiù

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

xiù

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjectival morpheme / 形语素 Xíng yǔ sù

Learning hint

flower

Etymology of xiù

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

禾乃

Semantic compound

Explanation

Based on the original meaning "to blossom/bloom". The (plant) component depicts a blossoming plant. The purpose of the bottom nǎi component is unclear.

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Example sentences using xiù

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具有 jù yǒu suǒ yǒu 优秀 yōuxiù 运动员 yùn dòng yuán suǒ 需要 xūyào de 分秒不差 bù chā de 把握 bǎwò 时机 shíjī de 本领 běnlǐng .

He has the split - second timing all good players need.

de 秀发 xiù fà zài 肩上.

Her hair hung down on her shoulders ( over her ears ).

zhè piān 小说 xiǎoshuō bèi 公认 gōngrèn wéi shì zuì 优秀 yōuxiù de 作品 zuòpǐn 之一 zhī yī .

The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.

该报每周 měi zhōu 刊登 kāndēng piān 关于 guānyú 一名优秀 yōuxiù 运动员 yùn dòng yuán de 简介 jiǎn jiè .

The newspaper publishes a profile of a leading sportsman every week.

康妮: hěn 会模仿 fǎng . 安东尼 Ān dōng ní , xiù gěi kān .

Connie: He does a great imitation of me. Show him, Anthony.

Words with xiù

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xiù handsome xiù
优秀 yōuxiù outstanding優秀
秀发 xiù fà beautiful hair秀髮
秀丽 xiù lì pretty秀麗
秀美 xiù měi elegant秀美 xiù měi
秀才 xiù cai scholar秀才 xiù cai
清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty清秀 qīng xiù
后起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù new talent後起之秀
秀雅 xiù yǎ exquisite秀雅 xiù yǎ
俊秀 jùn xiù elegant俊秀 jùn xiù
越秀区 Yuè xiù qū Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市 Guǎng zhōu shì [Guǎng​zhōu​shì], Guangdong越秀區
陈独秀 Chén Dú xiù Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated陳獨秀
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù outstanding一枝獨秀
秀气 xiù qi delicate秀氣

xiù Decomposition & Compounds

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xiù Decomposition

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xiù Compounds

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