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xiù
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English Definitionhandsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears
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Pinyinxiù
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)sau3
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Words With Same Head Word    
秀丽xiùlìpretty; beautiful
秀发xiùfàbeautiful hair
秀才xiùcaia person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
秀美xiùměielegant; graceful
秀气xiùqidelicate; graceful
Words With Same Tail Word    
优秀yōuxiùoutstanding; excellent
新秀xīnxiùrising star
清秀qīngxiùdelicate and pretty
俊秀jùnxiùwell-favored; elegant; pretty
陈独秀chén dúxiùChen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
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