Chinese name character
Chinese name character 秀
xiù
The character 秀 (Mandarin xiù) appears in 19 names and 3 syllables in this reference and is spelled Siew, Xiu and Sieu in Malaysia. Recorded meanings include “beautiful, elegant; outstanding” and “elegant, refined”.
- Names and syllables
- 22
- Malaysian spellings
- 3
- Strokes
- 7
- Attested in records
- 5
22 names and syllables in this reference have 秀 as one of their character options. For 5 of them, 秀 is attested in records of real names; the rest are possible characters for that spelling.
Meanings of 秀: the recorded options
beautiful, elegant; outstanding
in 26 character options · attested
elegant, refined
in 7 character options · attested
Unihan definition: ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
What a name means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine; these are options, not one definite meaning.
Malaysian spellings of 秀
| Spelling | Romanization | attested in name records |
|---|---|---|
| Siew | Hokkien · Hakka · Teochew | attested in name records |
| Xiu | Mandarin | attested in name records |
| Sieu | Hokkien | possible |
Readings of 秀 by dialect
Readings from the character options in our name records; Unihan gives Mandarin xiù and Cantonese sau3.
19 names that can be written with 秀
- Siew Ling♀秀玲 · 小玲 · 秀靈
- Siew Lan♀秀蘭 · 小蘭
- Siew Chin♀秀珍 · 秀真
- Siew Eng♀秀英 · 秀瑩 · 秀鶯
- Siew Fong♀秀芳 · 小芳
- Siew Hong♀秀鳳 · 秀芳 · 秀虹
- Siew Choo♀秀珠 · 秀慈
- Siew Lee♀秀麗 · 秀莉 · 小莉
- Siew Peng♀秀萍 · 秀平 · 秀冰
- Siew Lian♀秀蓮 · 秀漣
- Boon Siew♂文秀 · 文修 · 文壽
- Ping Sieu♂炳寿 · 炳秀
- Siew Keong♂袖強 · 秀強 · 兆強
- Siew Khim♀秀琴 · 秀欽
- Siew Ki♀小琪 · 小琦 · 秀綺
- Siew Sin♂修信 · 秀信
- Pin Xiu♀品秀 · 品琇 · 頻秀
- Siew Kim♂守金 · 秀金 · 壽金
- Xiu Mei♀秀美 · 秀梅
3 syllables that can stand for 秀
Sources
- Wiktionary: 秀 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 秀 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Unicode Unihan Database: U+79C0 · unicode.org · meaning
Readings, meanings and stroke count: the character options in our name records and the Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how a name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.
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Frequently asked questions
What does 秀 mean in a name?
Our records give several meanings for 秀, including “beautiful, elegant; outstanding” and “elegant, refined”. What a name actually means depends on the characters the family chose and how they combine.
How is 秀 spelled in Malaysia?
In our records 秀 is spelled Siew (Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew), Xiu (Mandarin) and Sieu (Hokkien). A spelling follows a dialect’s romanization; it does not show which dialect anyone speaks.
Is every Siew written 秀?
Not necessarily. The spelling Siew can also stand for 修, 袖, 兆. Only the family knows which character was chosen.