刺繡

See also: 刺綉, 刺绣, and 刺繍

Chinese

		thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder	to embroider
trad. (刺繡/刺綉)		刺	繡/綉
simp. (刺绣)		刺	绣
alternative forms		刺𰬩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cìxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci³ sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cìxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìhsiòu
  - Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ⁴-hsiu⁴
  - Yale: tsz̀-syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhshiow
  - Palladius: цысю (cysju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci³ sau³
  - Yale: chi sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi³ sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi³ seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³³ sɐu̯³³/

Middle Chinese: tshjek sjuwH

Rime
Character	刺	繡
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	昔 (123)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	七迹切	息救切
Baxter	tshjek	sjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiᴇk̚/	/sɨu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɛk̚/	/siu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiæk̚/	/siəu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰiajk̚/	/suw^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiɛk̚/	/siu^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭɛk̚/	/sĭəu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯ɛk̚/	/si̯ə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qi	xiù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cik¹	sau³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰ]ek [s]iw(k)-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*sʰeɡ sɯwɢs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	刺	繡
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	cì	xiù
Middle Chinese	‹ tshjek ›	‹ sjuw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[tsʰ]ek/	/*[s]iw(k)-s/
English	pierce, stab	embroider
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	刺	繡
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	1780	12123
Phonetic component	朿	肅
Rime group	錫	奧
Rime subdivision	0	2
Corresponding MC rime	皵	秀
Old Chinese	/*sʰeɡ/	/*sɯwɢs/

Verb

刺繡

to embroider

Synonyms

刺花 (Hokkien)
插花 (chāhuā) (regional)
繡花 / 绣花 (xiùhuā)

Noun

刺繡

embroidery
金色刺繡／金色刺绣 ― jīnsè cìxiù ― gold embroidery

Japanese

Kanji in this term
刺	繡
し Grade: S	しゅう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 刺繡 – see the following entry.

【刺繍ししゅう】

[noun] embroidery

[verb] embroider

(This term, 刺繡, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
刺	繡

Noun

刺繡 • (jasu) (hangeul 자수)

hanja form^? of 자수 (“embroidery”)