秀
xiù
“Refined” in Chinese is 秀 (xiù).
Other characters with the syllable xiu: see all 9 →
Meaning
- bound formrefined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
- bound formsuperior; excellent
- (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shi2 zhuang1 xiu4])
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- (loanword) to show off; to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiu4 chu2 yi4])
- (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
Example
Stroke Order
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