| 秀 | xiù | handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; performance; ear of grain; show (loanword); CL:场 |
| 优秀 | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 洪秀全 | Hóng Xiù quán | Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1812-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom |
| 杨秀清 | Yáng Xiù qīng | Yang Xiuqing |
| 秀才 | xiù cai | a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent |
| 陈独秀 | Chén Dú xiù | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), Chinese Marxist and leading communist, blamed for the failures of Chinese communism from 1927, posthumously rehabilitated |
| 秀丽 | xiù lì | pretty; beautiful |
| 清秀 | qīng xiù | delicate and pretty |
| 后起之秀 | hòu qǐ zhī xiù | an up-and coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation |
| 作秀 | zuò xiù | to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show |
| 俊秀 | jùn xiù | well-favored; elegant; pretty |
| 娟秀 | juān xiù | beautiful; graceful |
| 宜秀 | Yí xiù | Yixiu district of Anqing city 安庆市, Anhui |
| 宜秀区 | Yí xiù qū | Yixiu district of Anqing city 安庆市, Anhui |
| 心秀 | xīn xiù | not manifesting one's inner quality |
| 才艺秀 | cái yì xiù | talent show |
| 服装秀 | fú zhuāng xiù | fashion show; clothes show |
| 木偶秀 | mù ǒu xiù | puppet show |
| 本因坊秀策 | Běn yīn fāng Xiù cè | Honinbo Shusaku (1829-1862), Japanese Go player |
| 杨深秀 | Yáng Shēn xiù | Yang Shenxiu, one of the Six Gentlemen Martyrs 戊戌六君子 of the unsuccessful reform movement of 1898 |
| 汤川・秀树 | Tāng chuān · Xiù shù | YUKAWA Hideki (1907-1988), Japanese theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate |
| 狗秀 | gǒu xiù | dog show |
| 独人秀 | dú rén xiù | one-man show |
| 独秀 | dú xiù | to surpass; to stand above the crowd |
| 环秀山庄 | huán xiù shān zhuāng | Mountain Villa with Embracing Beauty in Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| 眉清目秀 | méi qīng mù xiù | pretty; with delicate features |
| 真人秀 | zhēn rén xiù | reality show (loanword) |
| 秀山 | Xiù shān | Xiushan Tujiazu-Miaozu autonomous county in Sichuan |
秀山土家族苗族自
治县 | Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn | Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| 秀山县 | Xiù shān xiàn | Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality |
| 秀峰 | Xiù fēng | Xiufeng district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 秀峰区 | Xiù fēng qū | Xiufeng district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 秀屿 | Xiù yǔ | Xiuyu district of Putian city 莆田市, Fujian |
| 秀屿区 | Xiù yǔ qū | Xiuyu district of Putian city 莆田市, Fujian |
| 秀林 | Xiù lín | Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien county 花莲县, east Taiwan |
| 秀林乡 | Xiù lín xiāng | Xiulin or Hsiulin township in Hualien county 花莲县, east Taiwan |
| 秀气 | xiù qi | delicate; graceful |
| 秀水 | Xiù shuǐ | Hsiushui township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 秀水乡 | Xiù shuǐ xiāng | Hsiushui township in Changhua county 彰化县, Taiwan |
| 秀洲 | Xiù zhōu | Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city 嘉兴市, Zhejiang |
| 秀洲区 | Xiù zhōu qū | Xiuzhou district of Jiaxing city 嘉兴市, Zhejiang |
| 秀美 | xiù měi | elegant; graceful |
| 秀色孙鲽 | xiù sè sūn dié | yellowtail |
| 秀英 | Xiù yīng | Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市, Hainan |
| 秀英区 | Xiù yīng qū | Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市, Hainan |
| 秀雅 | xiù yǎ | exquisite; in good taste |
| 秀发 | xiù fà | beautiful hair |
| 秀发垂肩 | xiù fà chuí jiān | beautiful shoulder length hair (idiom) |
| 竞秀 | jìng xiù | beauty contest; vying to be the most beautiful |
| 罗一秀 | Luó Yī xiù | Luo Yixiu (1889-1910), Mao Zedong's first wife |
