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绣
綉
xiù
1. variant of [[繡|绣<xiù>]]
HSK 6 Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

绣
xiù
to embroider; embroidery; ornament
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

刺绣
cìxiù
to embroider
湘绣
Xiāngxiù
Hunan embroidery
绮绣
qǐxiù
silk material with grained pattern
绣墩
xiùdūn
see [[坐墩<zuòdūn>]]
绣帷
xiùwéi
tapestry
绣花
xiùhuā
to embroider
锦绣
jǐnxiù
beautiful
刺绣品
cìxiùpǐn
embroidery
十字绣
shízìxiù
cross-stitch
抛绣球
pāoxiùqiú
to throw an embroidered ball
绣球花
xiùqiúhuā
hydrangea
绣球藤
xiùqiúténg
Clematis montana
绣花鞋
xiùhuāxié
embroidered shoes
花拳绣腿
huāquánxiùtuǐ
flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
锦心绣口
jǐnxīnxiùkǒu
(of writing) elegant and ornate
锦绣前程
jǐnxiùqiánchéng
bright future
低地绣眼鸟
dīdìxiùyǎnniǎo
(Chinese bird species) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
暗绿绣眼鸟
ànlǚxiùyǎnniǎo
(Chinese bird species) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
灰腹绣眼鸟
huīfùxiùyǎnniǎo
(Chinese bird species) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
红胁绣眼鸟
hóngxiéxiùyǎnniǎo
(Chinese bird species) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)

Alternate Entries

绣
xiù
to embroider / embroidery
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,433
Word Frequency Rank
7,718 of 84,292