秀 xiù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
秀美
xiùměi
elegant and beautiful
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 影片中的乡村并不富裕，却有一种质朴而秀美的气息。 Yǐngpiàn zhōng de xiāngcūn bìng bù fùyù, què yǒu yì zhǒng zhìpǔ ér xiùměi de qìxī. The village in the film is not wealthy, yet it has a simple and graceful atmosphere.
- 山村风景秀美，民风淳朴。 Shāncūn fēngjǐng xiùměi, mínfēng chúnpǔ. The mountain village has graceful scenery and simple, honest folk customs.
- 这篇文章语言秀美，读起来十分舒服。 Zhè piān wénzhāng yǔyán xiùměi, dú qǐlái shífēn shūfu. This essay has graceful, refined language and is very pleasant to read.