Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “xiu”
24 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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First tone
xiū
修
xiū
休to study
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L4xiū
咻to rest
6 strokesxiū
庥to shout
9 strokesxiū
羞shade
9 strokesxiū
脩shame, disgrace
10 strokesxiū
鸺dried meat
11 strokesxiū
貅horned owl, scops chinensis
11 strokesxiū
馐fierce
13 strokesxiū
髹food, meal
13 strokesxiū
鵂red lacquer
16 strokesxiū
饈horned owl, scops chinensis
17 strokesxiū
food, meal
19 strokes3
Third tone
xiǔ
4
Fourth tone
xiù
绣
xiù
锈to embroider
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9xiù
秀to rust, to corrode
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9xiù
岫elegant, graceful, refined
7 strokesxiù
袖mountain peak
8 strokesxiù
宿sleeve
10 strokesxiù
嗅to stop, to rest, to lodge
11 strokesxiù
溴to sniff, to smell, to scent
13 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9xiù
銹bromine
13 strokesxiù
繡to rust, to corrode
15 strokesxiù
鏽to embroider
19 strokesxiù
to rust, to corrode
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