绣

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to embroider; embroidery

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

纟 meaning “silk” + 秀 sound ( xiù )

Components 纟秀

embroidery · Heisig RSH #2387

thread + 秀 elegant

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
日本绣眼鸟	Rì běn xiù yǎn niǎo	(bird species of China) warbling white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
低地绣眼鸟	dī dì xiù yǎn niǎo	(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
灰腹绣眼鸟	huī fù xiù yǎn niǎo	(bird species of China) Indian white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
暗绿绣眼鸟	àn lǜ xiù yǎn niǎo	(bird species of China) Swinhoe's white-eye (Zosterops simplex)
绣球花	xiù qiú huā	hydrangea
十字绣	shí zì xiù	cross-stitch
锦心绣口	jǐn xīn xiù kǒu	(of writing) elegant and ornate
锦绣前程	jǐn xiù qián chéng	bright future; bright prospects
绣花鞋	xiù huā xié	embroidered shoes
红胁绣眼鸟	hóng xié xiù yǎn niǎo	(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)
花拳绣腿	huā quán xiù tuǐ	flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom); highly embellished and ineffectual; fancy but…
刺绣品	cì xiù pǐn	embroidery
绣花	xiù huā	to embroider; to do embroidery
苏绣	Sū xiù	Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the oth…
绣球藤	xiù qiú téng	Clematis montana
抛绣球	pāo xiù qiú	throwing the embroidered ball (traditional Zhuang flirting game at festivals); (fig.) to m…
刺绣	cì xiù	to embroider; embroidery
绣像	xiù xiàng	character illustrations in classical Chinese novels
纹绣	wén xiù	cosmetic tattooing; semi-permanent makeup; micropigmentation; embroidery
锦绣	jǐn xiù	beautiful

Characters sharing the sound component 秀 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
秀 sound part	xiù	elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant
透	tòu	to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
锈	xiù	to rust, to corrode
莠	yǒu	weeds, tares; evil, undesirable