修 (xiū) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

xiū to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate 9 strokes · Radical 亻 (man) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)

👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 修 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced xiū.

to study
to repair
to decorate
to cultivate

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

修 — 9 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图（数字为下笔顺序）。

Decomposition

修 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

修 =

攸 top distant

彡 bottom hair

Radical

The radical of 修 is 亻 — meaning man. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 保任使倒低例俩份停傲倍付.

How the character is built

修 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 彡 (hair) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 攸 originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 修

修 xiū to repair; to fix; to build

这台电脑需要修一修。

Zhè tái diànnǎo xūyào xiū yì xiū.

This computer needs to be repaired.

修理 xiūlǐ to repair; to fix

他正在修理自行车。

Tā zhèngzài xiūlǐ zìxíngchē.

He is repairing the bicycle.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

修 appears in 13 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

"要想富，先修路"说明什么对经济的发展有影响？

From Mock Exam 10 →

Tasks Featuring 修 / 相关任务

Words containing 修 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 交流居住情况、社区情况

Housing & Community · 修、修理

FAQ

What does 修 mean in Chinese?

修 (xiū) means to study; to repair; to decorate; to cultivate. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 修 have?

修 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 修?

The radical of 修 is 亻 (man). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 保, 任, 使, 倒, 低.

What is the pinyin for 修?

修 is pronounced xiū.

What HSK 4 words use 修?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 修 appears in 2 words, including 修 (xiū), 修理 (xiūlǐ). See the full list above.