绣 Stroke Order — How to Write 绣

Stroke Order

绣 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 纟, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

绣 Radical and Character Components

Components:纟秀

绣 is a phono-semantic compound: 纟 (silk) carries the meaning, while 秀 indicates the sound.

Radical: 纟 + 7 more strokes

绣 Pronunciation and Pinyin

xiù

Meanings of 绣 in Chinese

xiù绣

To embroider; to stitch patterns or characters onto silk or cloth with threads.

她喜欢在手帕上绣花。

She likes to embroider flowers on handkerchiefs.

Embroidered articles; splendid, ornate, or beautiful.

她的文章文采斐然，字字珠玑，尽显锦心绣口

Her articles are brilliantly written, with every word a gem, fully revealing her eloquent and ornate literary style.

Common Words and Phrases with 绣

xiù绣fáng房

A young girl's bedroom (traditional term).

她坐在绣房里，对着窗外盛开的桃花，专心致志地绣着嫁衣。

She sat in her boudoir, facing the blooming peach blossoms outside the window, meticulously embroidering her wedding dress.

xiù绣gé阁

a young girl's bedroom, especially an old-fashioned one

她回到自己的绣阁，开始静心刺绣。

She returned to her embroidered chamber and began to embroider peacefully.

xiù绣huā花

To embroider; to decorate fabric with patterns using needle and thread.

这件旗袍上的绣花非常精美，每一针都充满了匠心。

The embroidery on this cheongsam is exquisitely beautiful, with every stitch showing great craftsmanship.

xiù绣huā花xié鞋

An embroidered shoe.

她穿着一双红色的绣花鞋，在院子里轻盈地走着。

She was walking gracefully in the courtyard wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes.

xiù绣qiú球

A ball made of strips of silk, often embroidered.

她手中的绣球色彩斑斓，精致可爱。

The embroidered silk ball in her hand was colorful, exquisite, and charming.

xiù绣xiàng像

An embroidered portrait or image, often of a person or Buddha, made with colored silk.

她小心翼翼地展开那幅珍贵的绣像，画中人物栩栩如生，仿佛随时会走出画框。

She carefully unfurled the precious embroidered portrait; the figure in the painting was lifelike, as if ready to step out of the frame at any moment.

xiù绣xié鞋

embroidered shoe