xiù

Radical: 禾 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

秀 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: .

Words containing 秀

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 秀.

万秀
wàn xiù
优秀
yōu xiù
outstanding
作秀
zuò xiù
to show off (loanword, from English "show")
俊秀
jùn xiù
well-favored
娟秀
juān xiù
beautiful
宜秀
yí xiù
Yixiu district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
心秀
xīn xiù
not manifesting one's inner quality
新秀
xīn xiù
清秀
qīng xiù
delicate and pretty
独秀
dú xiù
to surpass
秀丽
xiù lì
pretty
秀发
xiù fà
beautiful hair

Related characters (radical 禾)

Characters that share the radical .

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