修xiū

修

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Simplified form (簡體). 修 (xiū, "to repair, to adorn") pairs the person radical 亻 with 夂, suggesting deliberate, careful action — the character captures the slow, meticulous work of a true craftsman. The traditional form 脩 also meant dried meat, once given as a teacher's gift, linking learning with nourishment.

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Shuowen

修 is formed from 攸 (the phonetic element) and 彡 (the semantic element suggesting decoration). In its earliest oracle bone form, it pictures a hand holding a blade to trim hair, an act of adornment. The original meaning thus is “to trim, to adorn,” later extended to “to repair, to cultivate.”

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xiū· HSK 2

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