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
选秀
xuǎn xiù
to select talented individuals
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
陈独秀
chén dú xiù
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
电视秀
diàn shì xiù
TV show
青秀
qīng xiù
see 青秀區|青秀区[Qing1 xiu4 Qu1]
青秀区
qīng xiù qū
Qingxiu, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
首秀
shǒu xiù
debut