Dong Chinese dictionary

xiù

embroider

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 秀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 繡.

Components

纟 Meaning component

mì, sī

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

秀 Sound component

xiù

elegant, excellent

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xiù

embroider; embroidery; ornament; to embroider

xiù

variant of 繡|绣[xiù]

Most common words with 绣

Sources