秀 — su

Parts that make up 秀

How 秀 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 秀 as a ideographic compound involving 禾, 引.

Korean example words with 秀

• 수작秀作 Korean gloss: 우수한 작품
• 수기秀氣 Korean gloss: 맑고 빼어난 기운
• 우수優秀 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 뛰어남
• 규수閨秀 Korean gloss: 남의 집 처녀를 정중하게 이르는 말
• 수려하다秀麗 Korean gloss: 빼어나게 아름답다
• 수발하다秀拔 Korean gloss: 뛰어나게 훌륭하다
• 준수하다俊秀 Korean gloss: 재주와 슬기, 풍채가 빼어나다
• 청수하다淸秀 Korean gloss: 얼굴이나 모습 따위가 깨끗하고 빼어나다
• 우수생優秀生 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 뛰어난 학생
• 우수성優秀性 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 뛰어난 특성
• 우수자優秀者 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 뛰어난 사람
• 최우수最優秀 Korean gloss: 여럿 가운데 가장 뛰어남

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 秀

• 優秀ゆうしゅう superior; excellent; brilliant
• 秀作しゅうさく excellent (piece of) work
• 秀逸しゅういつ excellent; superb; first-rate
• 秀才しゅうさい bright person; talented student; prodigy
• 秀でるひいでる to excel; to surpass; to be superior
• 秀しゅう preeminence; supremacy; distinction
• 秀麗しゅうれい graceful; beautiful
• 閨秀けいしゅう accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
• 俊秀しゅんしゅう genius; prodigy; talented person
• 秀歌しゅうか splendid tanka; splendid waka
• 秀句しゅうく splendid haiku; well-turned phrase
• 秀抜しゅうばつ outstanding; superb

Characters sharing the phonetic 九

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “수”

Other hanja with radical 禾