秀 (xiù): To bear fruit — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 秀

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3. Character Breakdown

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秀=禾grain+乃to be

Grain (禾) bending under the weight of its fruit (乃) — to be elegant and outstanding, like a ripe ear of grain.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 秀

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 秀

HSK words that contain this character.

yōu xiù

优秀

outstanding

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6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 秀 is used in context

gǔ古

dài代

xiù秀

cái才

yào要

jīng经

guò过

yán严

gé格

kǎo考

shì试

。

Ancient scholars had to pass strict exams.

tā她

shì是

yí一

wèi位

yōu优

xiù秀

de的

xué学

shēng

zhè这

zuò座

huā花

yuán园

fēng风

jǐng景

shí十

fēn分

xiù

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