xiù

common
multifunctional

Meaning of

秀 means to ear; to head (of grain); to tassel; Xiu (a surname). Pronounced xiù.

  • to ear; to head (of grain); to tassel
  • Xiu (a surname)
  • elegant; beautiful;清秀;秀丽

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tián
de
mài
zi
kāi
shǐ
xiù
suì
le
 

The wheat in the field has started to ear.

Dào
zi
xiù
suì
de
shí
hou
 
tián
piàn
jīn
huáng
 

When the rice is heading, the fields are golden yellow.

Nóng
mín
men
děng
dài
zhe
xiù
suì
 

Farmers are waiting for the corn to tassel.

Liù
yuè
liù
 
kàn
xiù
 

On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, we watch the millet head.

Zhè
piàn
mài
tián
xiù
de
hěn
hǎo
 
jīn
nián
huì
fēng
shōu
 

This wheat field is heading well; there will be a good harvest this year.