xiù = xi + ou4
handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears
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How to pronounce 秀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ou4 final

In the outhouse’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

秀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
nǎi = n + ai3
to be / thus / so / therefore / then / only / thereupon
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nǎi = n + ai3
variant of 乃[nai3]
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= h + e2
cereal / grain
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Characters with 秀 as component

tòu = t + ou4
(bound form) to penetrate; to seep through / to tell secretly; to leak / thoroughly; through and through / to appear; to show
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tòu = t + ou4
to penetrate / to pass through / thoroughly / completely / transparent / to appear / to show
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xiù = xi + ou4
variant of 繡|绣[xiu4]
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Words with 秀

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outstanding / excellent
outstanding; excellent
beautiful hair

Sentences with 秀

秀 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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xiù

handsome / refined / elegant / graceful / superior / show (loanword) / CL:場|场[chang2] / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of crops) to produce ears

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