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葵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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葵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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葵 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

葵 Stroke Order — How to Write 葵

Stroke Order

葵 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 艹, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

葵 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹癸

葵 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 癸 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 9 more strokes

葵 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • kuí

Meanings of 葵 in Chinese

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kuí葵

Refers to a sunflower (向日葵), an annual herb with large yellow flowers that track the sun, producing edible seeds and oil. It can also be used as a short form for sunflower-related terms.
向日葵的花盘总是朝着太阳。
The sunflower's head always faces the sun.
A type of herbaceous plant (mallow), typically annual or perennial, that blooms with light purple or white flowers in summer, grown for ornamental purposes.
院子里种了几株锦葵，夏季时开出了美丽的淡紫色花朵。
Several mallow plants were grown in the courtyard, blooming with beautiful light purple flowers in summer.
Hollyhock (蜀葵), a perennial herbaceous plant with flowers of various colors (red, purple, white), whose roots can be used medicinally.
园子里种满了五颜六色的蜀葵，盛开时非常美丽。
The garden was filled with colorful hollyhocks, looking very beautiful when in full bloom.
A type of annual herbaceous plant, specifically Chinese mallow (Malva verticillata), whose various parts (seeds, roots, stems, leaves) are often used in traditional medicine. It is an abbreviation for '冬葵' (dongkuí).
这种药材叫做葵，它的种子有清热的功效。
This medicinal herb is called kuí, and its seeds have the effect of clearing heat.
Refers to the Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis), an evergreen tree. Its large, palmately divided leaves are used to make various items, such as fans (e.g., '葵扇' - palm fan), rain capes, and hats. '葵' can also be an abbreviation for this tree or its leaves.
奶奶手里的那把旧蒲葵扇，是她度过炎夏的宝贝。
The old palm fan in Grandma's hand is her treasure for getting through the hot summer.

Common Words and Phrases with 葵

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kuí葵huā花
sunflower
这片田地里种满了金黄的葵花，吸引了许多蜜蜂
This field is full of golden sunflowers, attracting many bees.

More words with 葵

Idioms with 葵

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Questions about 葵

What does 葵 mean in Chinese?

葵 (kuí) means “Refers to a sunflower (向日葵)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 葵?

葵 is pronounced kuí in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 葵 have?

葵 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 葵?

葵 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 艹. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 葵?

The radical of 葵 is 艹, and 葵 is a phono-semantic compound.