绣
繡xiù
HSK 6
#2,429 most
frequent character
to embroider
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
绣 joins 纟, silk thread, with 秀 xiù, which supplies the sound. The thread part points to the first meaning, colorful embroidery. It then came to mean embroidery and to embroider.
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Example Sentences
她喜欢绣花。
tā xǐhuān xiùhuā 。
She likes to embroider flowers.
这个绣品非常精美。
zhègè xiù pǐn fēicháng jīngměi 。
This embroidery is very exquisite.
他正在学习如何绣十字绣。
tā zhèngzài xuéxí rúhé xiù shízì xiù 。
He is learning how to do cross-stitch embroidery.
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