绣(繡)xiù 1.用彩色丝、绒、棉线在绸、布等上面做成花纹、图像或文字{embroider; use colour silk, woollen or cotton threads to ornament a fabric with a design, picture or words in needlework}: 刺~{embroidery}|~花ㄦ{embroider a flower}|~字。{embroider Chinese characters} 2.绣成的物品{embroidery}: 苏~{Suzhou embroidery}|湘~。{Hunan embroidery}