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湘绣

Xiāng xiùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Sū xiù], 粵繡|粤绣[Yuè xiù] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shǔ xiù])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

湘繡 湘绣 [Xiang1 xiu4] /Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])/

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Other forms in these source records: 湘繡

  • 湘
    Xiāng

    abbr. for Hunan 湖南 province in south central China / abbr. for Xiangjiang river in Hunan province

  • 绣
    xiù

    to embroider / embroidery

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