秀
秀 in English
- (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears
Measure word
- 场 chǎng large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities... attested in use
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Warring States script 春秋晚期或戰國早期.秦 -
Clerical script 西晉 - See all 8 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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他是一位優秀的科學家，更是一位偉大的詩人。
He was an excellent scientist, and what is more, was a great poet.
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山米戴维斯是一个优秀的歌手。
Sammy Davis was an excellent singer.
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爱迪生不是个优秀的学生。
Edison was not a bright student.