- 抛绣球 pāoxiùqiú to throw an embroidered ballTo throw an embroidered ball; specifically an ancient custom where a woman chooses a husband by tossing a ball from a high place for a suitor to catch.
- 洋绣球 yángxiùqiú geranium(botany) any of various plants of the genus Pelargonium
- 紫绣球 zǐxiùqiú hydrangeapurple hydrangea flower or similar species of flowering plant
- 绣球花 xiùqiúhuā hydrangeahydrangea; pincushion flower
- 绣球藤 xiùqiúténg mountain clematisan anemone clematis or mountain clematis, specifically the woody vine Clematis montana