刺绣 meaning in English

cìxiù

to embroider; embroidery

HSK 7-9verbnounTraditional 刺繡18 strokes

Meaning of 刺绣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cìxiù
  1. to embroider
  2. embroidery

Stroke order for each character

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刺 cì · thorn · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

绣 xiù · to embroider · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 刺绣.

刺激cìjīto provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant
讽刺fěngcìto satirize; to mock
冲刺chōngcì(sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash; to put in a big effort to achieve a goal as the dea
刺耳cì'ěrear-piercing
刺骨cìgǔpiercing; cutting
刺杀cìshāto assassinate; (military) to fight with a bayonet
刺客cìkèassassin
刺青cìqīngto tattoo; a tattoo
刺伤cìshāngto stab
刺穿cìchuānto skewer; to impale
刺痛cìtòngto tingle; to sting; to have a sudden sharp pain; (fig.) to hurt deeply; tingle; prick; st
刺刀cìdāobayonet

Questions about 刺绣

What does 刺绣 mean?

刺绣 (cìxiù) means "to embroider; embroidery" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 刺绣?

刺绣 is made of 2 characters: 刺 (8 strokes), 绣 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 刺绣 an HSK word?

Yes. 刺绣 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 刺绣 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 刺绣 is written 刺繡.