秀 xiù

ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful

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DEFINITIONS

  • ear of grain
  • flowering, luxuriant
  • refined, elegant, graceful
  • handsome
  • refined
  • elegant
  • graceful
  • superior
  • show (loanword)
  • CL:場|场[chang2]
  • (literary) to grow
  • to bloom
  • (of crops) to produce ears

STROKES

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WORDS

优秀 yōu xiù
HSK 4
outstanding; excellent
秀发 xiù fà beautiful hair
秀雅 xiù yǎ exquisite; in good taste
后起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
选秀 xuǎn xiù to select talented individuals; (sports) draft
作秀 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show
秀丽 xiù lì pretty; beautiful
秀美 xiù měi elegant; graceful
俊秀 jùn xiù well-favored; elegant; pretty
才艺秀 cái yì xiù talent show
秀英 xiù yīng Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市[Hai3 kou3 shi4], Hainan
闺秀 guī xiù well-bred young lady
清秀 qīng xiù delicate and pretty
眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty; with delicate features
秀才 xiù cai a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
秀气 xiù qi delicate; graceful
越秀 yuè xiù Yuexiu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guang3 zhou1 shi4], Guangdong
一枝独秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
娟秀 juān xiù beautiful; graceful
一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom); fig. to be in a league of one's own; outstanding
上菜秀 shàng cài xiù dinner show; dinner and floor show
優秀 yōu xiù outstanding; excellent
出菜秀 chū cài xiù dinner show; dinner and floor show
大家闺秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house
大家閨秀 dà jiā guī xiù girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house
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