# 秀 — Excel

Frequency rank 980 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 廃 (Obsolete), less common than 幹 (Tree Trunk).

- On’yomi: しゅう
- Kun’yomi: ひい
- Radical: 禾 Grain (Kangxi 115)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Grain on the left rises to stairs on the right — the grain climbs the stairs, excelling above all other crops, reaching the top step as the finest harvest.

In words:

- 優秀 ゆうしゅう — superiority,excellence

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