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绣

繡
xiù
verb HSK 7 #15,257

Meanings

  1. 1 to embroider
  2. 2 embroidery

Examples

她在手帕上绣了一朵花。
Tā zài shǒupà shàng xiùle yī duǒ huā.
She embroidered a flower on the handkerchief.
苏绣是中国著名的传统工艺。
Sūxiù shì Zhōngguó zhùmíng de chuántǒng gōngyì.
Suzhou embroidery is a famous traditional Chinese craft.

Tips

culture
China has four great embroidery traditions: 苏绣 (Suzhou), 湘绣 (Hunan), 蜀绣 (Sichuan), and 粤绣 (Guangdong). Suzhou embroidery is the most renowned.
memory
The radical 纟(silk) + 秀 (elegant) = creating elegant patterns with silk thread.

Stroke Order

绣 xiù