Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 绣

绣

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Meaning

 to embroider, embroidery

Pronunciation

 xiù

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: outstanding 秀 (Grain plants 禾 as big as a pregnancy belly 乃 are: outstanding!)

Mnemonic

Threads are outstanding in: an embroidery.

Radicals

糸 thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.)
秀 outstanding, excellent
乃 therefore(Shows a pregnancy belly in a side view, cf. pregnancy 孕 (yùn), where a child 子 comes out of that belly 乃.)
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Vocabulary

锦绣前程 jǐn xiù qián chéng a bright future; a rosy future; brilliant prospects
绣花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery
刺绣 cì xiù to embroider; embroidery
绣帷 xiù wéi tapestry

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