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劉秀

liú xiù·ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

“Emperor Guangwu of Han (6 BC–AD 57), founder of the Eastern Han dynasty and restorer of Han rule; also an alternative name of the Han scholar Liu Xin”

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劉

liú·ㄌㄧㄡˊ

A common Chinese surname; a type of battle-ax; to kill or slaughter; sparse or withered (of foliage).

秀

xiù·ㄒㄧㄡˋ

Elegant; refined; graceful; beautiful; excellent; superior; to grow; to bloom; to produce ears of grain; to show; to perform.

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優秀yōuxiù·ㄧㄡㄒㄧㄡˋoutstanding; excellent; exceptionally good; superior in ability or quality; top-performing
洪秀柱hóng xiù zhù·ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄨˋHung Hsiu-chu (born 1948), a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang (KMT).
秀吉xiù jí·ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˊgiven name of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a famous Japanese historical figure; also a common Japanese personal name
劉備liú bèi·ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋLiu Bei (161–223); warlord at the end of the Han dynasty; founder and first emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period.