刺绣

 

Pinyin: cì xiù

Meaning：Embroider  

Sentence：她很会刺绣。 She embroiders very well.

 

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刺：

 

Pinyin: cī, cì

Meaning: Sting; thorn; murder; thrust

Radical: 刂

Stokes: 8

Traditional: 刺

Common words/Phrase:

刺激[cì jī] 【provoke】

刺猬[cì wei] 【hedgehog】

刺客[cì kè] 【thug】

刺杀[cì shā] 【put-out】

刺痛[cì tòng] 【tingle】

 

绣：

 

Pinyin: xiù

Meaning: To embroider

Radical: 纟

Stokes: 10

Traditional: 綉

Common words/Phrase:

绣球[xiù qiú] 【ball made of strips of silk】 

绣品[xiù pǐn] 【embroidery】

绣鞋[xiù xié] 【embroidered shoes】

绣像[xiù xiàng] 【tapestry portrait】

绣片[xiù piàn] 【embroidered square】