Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 肅 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (繡)
Simplified (绣)
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Similar Characters
总 altogether (simp)絕 discontinue (trad)絲 silk (trad)糾 entangle (trad/jp)紀 epoch (trad/jp)紂 name of an emperor (trad)約 make an appointment (trad/jp)紅 red (trad/jp)紆 bend (trad)紈 white (trad)紉 thread (trad)紋 design (trad/jp)納 let in (trad/jp)紐 new (trad)紓 relieve (trad)純 unadulterated (trad/jp)紕 spoiled (trad)紗 yarn (trad)紙 paper (trad/jp)級 rank (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
绣
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
绣
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
绣
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
绣
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绣
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绣
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
绣
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
绣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
绣 / 繡 [xiù]
to embroider; embroidery
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (23)
刺绣 [cìxiù] #15,297
to embroider
绣花 [xiùhuā] #23,445
to embroider
锦绣 [jǐnxiù] #17,919
beautiful
锦绣前程 [jǐnxiùqiánchéng] #43,124
bright future
绣花鞋 [xiùhuāxié] #53,770
embroidered shoes
湘绣 [Xiāngxiù] #49,020
Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sūxiù], 粵繡|粤绣[Yuèxiù] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shǔxiù])
花拳绣腿 [huāquánxiùtuǐ] #52,728
flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
锦心绣口 [jǐnxīnxiùkǒu] #65,438
(of writing) elegant and ornate
刺绣品 [cìxiùpǐn] #65,498
embroidery
低地绣眼鸟 [dīdìxiùyǎnniǎo]
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)