懂中文 Dong Chinese

繡

xiù

embroider

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 肅 represents the sound.

Components
糹 meaning component

糹  Meaning component

sī, mì

  

silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

肅 sound component

肅  Sound component

sù

  

pay respects

Evolution

繡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
繡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
繡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

𰬩 (繡) 

xiù

embroider; embroidery; ornament

绣 (繡) 

xiù

to embroider

Most common words with 繡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

绣

to embroider

刺绣

to embroider

绣花

to embroider

锦绣

beautiful

锦绣前程

bright future