修

xiū

variant of 修[xiu1]

flowing strokes (攸) + embellishment (彡) = to repair and refine

彡 depicts brush strokes or decorative lines, evoking refinement and adornment. 攸 mainly carries the sound xiū; the meaning of careful, stroke-by-stroke improvement comes from 彡.

攸+彡→修
彡Decorative strokesSemantic
攸A flowingPhonetic

这辆自行车坏了,我需要找人来修。

zhè liàng zì xíng chē huài le,wǒ xū yào zhǎo rén lái xiū。

This bicycle is broken; I need to find someone to fix it.

房子的屋顶漏水了,他花了很多钱才修好。

fáng zi de wū dǐng lòu shuǐ le,tā huā le hěn duō qián cái xiū hǎo。

The roof of the house was leaking, and he spent a lot of money to finally get it repaired.

Words with 修

抢修

qiǎng xiū

to repair in a rush

欧阳修

ōu yáng xiū

Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), Northern Song dynasty prose writer and historian

进修

jìn xiū

to undertake advanced studies

修士

xiū shì

member of religious order

修好

xiū hǎo

to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged)

保修

bǎo xiū

to promise to keep sth in good repair

修水

xiū shuǐ

see 修水縣|修水县[Xiu1 shui3 Xian4]

修罗

xiū luó

(Indian mythology) Asuras – powerful, malevolent beings who oppose the gods

普罗米修斯

pǔ luó mǐ xiū sī

Prometheus, a Titan god of fire in Greek mythology

重修

chóng xiū

to reconstruct

选修

xuǎn xiū

(at a school) to take as an elective

选修课

xuǎn xiū kè

optional course (in school)

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