刺绣

• 拼音: cì xiù
• 汉字拆解: 刺 = 朿 + 刂 (to pierce); 绣 = 纟(silk) + 秀 (beautiful, to embroider)

含义

Embroidery; to embroider. The art of decorating fabric with needle and thread, or the act of creating such work.

A traditional Chinese craft with famous regional styles like 苏绣 (Suzhou), 湘绣 (Hunan), 蜀绣 (Sichuan), and 粤绣 (Cantonese). Used as both noun (embroidered work) and verb (to embroider).

例句

1. 这件旗袍上的刺绣全是手工完成的，花了绣娘三个月时间。
2. 苏州的刺绣工艺精湛，被列入国家非物质文化遗产名录。
3. 奶奶年轻时学过刺绣，现在还能给我们绣些小玩意儿。

用法指南

语境: crafts, traditional art, fashion

语气: appreciative

正确说法

• 这幅刺绣作品栩栩如生。(This embroidery work is incredibly lifelike.)
• 她正在学习刺绣。(She is learning embroidery.)

错误说法

• 我用刺绣画了一幅油画 (刺绣 is needlework on fabric, not painting — different art forms)

起源与历史

Compound of 刺 (to pierce, poke) + 绣 (to embroider). The 刺 describes the needle's piercing motion through fabric.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal