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Meaning

handsome; elegant

Chinese: 俊秀、优雅。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 秀 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 优秀yōu xiùoutstanding; excellent
  • 秀丽xiù lìpretty; beautiful
  • 秀美xiù měielegant; graceful
  • 秀发xiù fàbeautiful hair
  • 作秀zuò xiùto show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show

Example Sentence

她不但成绩好,而且很秀气。Tā bú dàn chéng jì hǎo, ér qiě hěn xiù qì.She not only gets good grades but is also delicate and graceful.

她Tāshe不但bú dànnot only (... but also ...成绩chéng jìachievement好hǎogood,而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also很hěnvery秀气xiù qìdelicate。