修
xiūXiū HSK3

decorate, embellish, repair

修 xiū frequency
repair verb
to repair, fix, or mend something broken

我的自行车坏了，得去修一下。

wǒ de zì​xíng​chē huài le, děi qù xiū yī​xià.

My bike is broken; I need to get it fixed.

build verb
to construct or build, especially infrastructure like roads or bridges

政府计划在河上修一座桥。

zhèng​fǔ jì​huà zài hé shàng xiū yī zuò qiáo.

The government plans to build a bridge over the river.

cultivate idiom
to cultivate one's character or practice a religion

在这里，你可以远离尘嚣，潜心修身养性。

zài zhè​lǐ, nǐ kě​yǐ yuǎn​lí chén​xiāo, qián​xīn xiū shēn yǎng​xìng.

Here, you can stay away from the hustle and bustle and concentrate on self-cultivation.

embellish verb
to decorate, embellish, or trim to improve appearance

这盆花长得太乱，得找把剪子来修一下。

zhè pén huā zhǎng de tài luàn, děi zhǎo bǎ jiǎn​zi lái xiū yī​xià.

This potted plant is growing too wildly; I need to find a pair of scissors to prune it.

study verb
to study a subject or take a class for credit

他这学期修了五门课程。

tā zhè xué​qī xiū le wǔ mén kè​chéng.

He took five courses this semester.

write verb
to write, compile, or edit historical records or books

史馆的官员们正在忙着修前朝的历史。

shǐ​guǎn de guān​yuán men zhèng​zài máng zhe xiū qián​cháo de lì​shǐ.

Officials at the history office are busy compiling the history of the previous dynasty.

修 Xiū
Xiu verb
surname Xiu

修老师教我们数学。

Xiū lǎo​shī jiāo wǒ​men shù​xué.

Teacher Xiu teaches us mathematics.

Frequency
Character
Written text
740th most common 257.5 per million
Movie subtitles
764th most common 166.5 per million appears in 46% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
54.9 per million appears in 17% of films
Written text
62.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 3
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+4FEE

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)