Chinese symbol for “embellish”
修
xiū
to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build
The closest CC-CEDICT match for embellish is 修 (xiū), defined as: to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “embellish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 润 (潤) | rùn | moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate |
| 渲染 | xuàn rǎn | rendering (computing); to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) |
| 缀 (綴) | zhuì | to sew; to stitch together |
| 添油加醋 | tiān yóu jiā cù | (lit.) to add oil and vinegar (idiom); (fig.) to embellish; to exaggerate (a story, a narration etc) |
| 润饰 (潤飾) | rùn shì | to adorn; to embellish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 修.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 修改 | xiū gǎi | to amend; to alter |
| 维修 (維修) | wéi xiū | maintenance (of equipment); to protect and maintain |
| 修正 | xiū zhèng | to revise; to amend; to rectify |
| 修复 (修復) | xiū fù | to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) |
| 修订 (修訂) | xiū dìng | to revise |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “embellish”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.