绣 xiù

embroider; embroidery; ornament

HSK 6 #2434

DEFINITIONS

  • embroider
  • embroidery
  • ornament
  • variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]
  • to embroider
  • embroidery

STROKES

WORDS

刺绣 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery
绣花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery
锦绣前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng bright future; bright prospects
绣花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes
锦绣 jǐn xiù beautiful
低地绣眼鸟 dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo (bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
刺绣品 cì xiù pǐn embroidery
十字绣 shí zì xiù cross-stitch
抛绣球 pāo xiù qiú throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to make overtures; to court
暗绿绣眼鸟 àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo (bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
湘绣 xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
灰腹绣眼鸟 huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo (bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
粤绣 yuè xiù Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
红胁绣眼鸟 hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo (bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
绮绣 qǐ xiù silk material with grained pattern
绣墩 xiù dūn see 坐墩[zuo4 dun1]
绣帷 xiù wéi tapestry
绣球花 xiù qiú huā hydrangea
绣球藤 xiù qiú téng Clematis montana
花拳绣腿 huā quán xiù tuǐ flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but impractical skills; all show and no go; pugilistic wankery
苏绣 sū xiù Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
蜀绣 shǔ xiù Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4])
锦心绣口 jǐn xīn xiù kǒu (of writing) elegant and ornate
锦绣河山 jǐn xiù hé shān beautiful rivers and mountains; picturesque and magnificent sceneries, often used to describe the natural beauty of a place
绣花枕头 xiù huā zhěn tou embroidered pillow; decorative pillow with embroidered designs
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