The kanji 秀: meaning, readings and stroke order

秀

Meaning: excellent
On reading: シュウ shuu
Kun reading: ひい（でる） hiideru
Strokes: 7
Radical: 禾 grain
Level: Level 7 · junior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: xuất sắc, ưu tú (tú)
Japanese: すぐれている。
Korean: 빼어나다 (수)
Chinese: 优秀

Readings, words and example sentences

シュウ shuu · on reading

優ゆう秀しゅう
excellent, outstanding
優ゆう秀しゅうな成績で卒業しました。
He graduated with excellent grades.

ひい（でる） hiideru · kun reading · less common

秀ひいでる
to excel, to stand out
音楽の才能に 秀ひいでて います。
He stands out for his talent in music.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.