# Hsiu Hsiu — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Hsiu Hsiu in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hsiu Hsiu

**First appearance:** 0036-the-house-in-turk-street

## Who they are

A Chinese woman involved in the Chinatown underworld.

## In the story

### [Dead Yellow Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/dead-yellow-women)

A woman connected to the dead body and the criminal activities.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii)

A tiny, bound-foot Chinese woman who hides behind the curtains, communicates fear and a plea for help, and arranges a secret meeting.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix)

The tiny woman in Waverly Place where Garthorne plans to hide.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x)

A slave-girl who is taken by the Op and used as a potential guide to confront Chang Li Ching.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi)

The squealing slave-girl; the narrator wonders what happened to her but does not inquire.

## Links

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