xiū

HSK 3
literary
adjective

Meaning of

修 means long; tall; slender. Pronounced xiū. HSK 3.

  • long; tall; slender

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

biān
shēng
zhǎng
zhe
xiū
cháng
de
wěi
 

Slender reeds grow along the riverbank.

Huà
de
shì
shēn
姿
xiū
cháng
yōu
měi
 

The maid in the painting has a slender and graceful figure.

Shān
jiān
biàn
xiū
cháng
de
cuì
zhú
 

Slender green bamboo grows all over the mountains.

Zhè
wèi
yǒu
zhe
xiū
cháng
de
shuāng
tuǐ
 

This model has slender legs.

shī
cháng
xiū
cháng
de
zhú
zi
jūn
pǐn
 

Ancient poems often use slender bamboo to metaphor the character of a gentleman.