修 (xiū)

to repair/to study or take a course/to cultivate

How 修 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
亻 — human
Traditional
修
Simplified
修 (unchanged)

Components

  • 亻 human
  • 丨 line
  • ⺙ knock
  • 彡 bristle/beard

Common words using 修

修復 xiūfù
to restore; to renovate; restoration
修身 xiūshēn
to cultivate one's moral character
裝修 zhuāngxiū
to decorate; interior decoration; to fit up
修剪 xiūjiǎn
to prune; to trim
修女 xiūnǚ
nun or sister (of the Roman Catholic or Greek Orthodox churches)
修好 xiūhǎo
to repair
修建 xiūjiàn
to build; to construct
修改 xiūgǎi
to amend; to alter; to modify
修正 xiūzhèng
to revise; to amend
修煉 xiūliàn
(of Taoists) to practice austerities; to practice asceticism
修理 xiūlǐ
to repair; to perform maintenance; to overhaul
修行 xiūxíng
religious practice (Buddhism)

修 in a sentence

我的電腦壞了,需要拿去修。

Wǒ de diànnǎo huài le, xūyào ná qù xiū.

“My computer is broken and needs to be taken for repairs.”

How common is 修?

修 is the 739th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.8% of all running text.

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