Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write

Chinese: 修理、修复。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “xiu” becomes a different word in each tone. 修 is the 1st 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

  • 修改xiū gǎito amend; to alter; to modify
  • 装修zhuāng xiūto decorate; interior decoration; to fit up; to renovate
  • 维修wéi xiūmaintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain
  • 修理xiū lǐto repair; to fix; to prune; to trim
  • 修复xiū fùto restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc)

Example Sentence

工人正在修一条新路。Gōng rén zhèng zài xiū yì tiáo xīn lù.The workers are repairing a road.

工人Gōng rénworkerzhèngfirst month of the lunar yzàiatxiūto decorateonetiáostripxīnnewroad (CL:条)