秀
xiù
(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful
(bound form) superior; excellent; (loanword) show; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of grain crops) to produce ears
grain (禾) + ear forming (乃) = the bloom of elegance
禾 depicts a grain plant; when the crop finally puts out its ear, that moment of ripeness became the image of excellence and grace. 乃 is largely phonetic here, though the curving stroke has sometimes been read as the drooping ear of grain.
她穿上那件白色的裙子，看起来很秀气。
tā chuān shàng nà jiàn bái sè de qún zi ， kàn qǐ lái hěn xiù qi 。
She put on that white dress and looked very refined and delicate.
田里的麦子开始抽秀了，农民们都很高兴。
tián lǐ de mài zi kāi shǐ chōu xiù le ， nóng mín men dōu hěn gāo xìng 。
The wheat in the fields began to produce ears, and the farmers were all very happy.
Words with 秀
秀英
xiù yīng
see 秀英區|秀英区[Xiu4 ying1 Qu1]
选秀
xuǎn xiù
to select talented individuals
后起之秀
hòu qǐ zhī xiù
(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
陈独秀
chén dú xiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
一枝独秀
yī zhī dú xiù
lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
洪秀全
hóng xiù quán
Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
选秀节目
xuǎn xiù jié mù
talent show
金秀
jīn xiù
see 金秀瑤族自治縣|金秀瑶族自治县[Jin1 xiu4 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
金秀瑶族自治县
jīn xiù yáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, in Laibin City 來賓市|来宾市[Lai2 bin1 Shi4], Guangxi
金秀县
jīn xiù xiàn
see 金秀瑤族自治縣|金秀瑶族自治县[Jin1 xiu4 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
钟灵毓秀
zhōng líng yù xiù
(of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)
闺秀
guī xiù
well-bred young lady