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卉

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plants

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Strokes
5
Radical
十 +3
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
卉
Common rank
#4,153
Unicode
U+5349

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Formation & memory

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How 卉 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Ten 十 different types of grass 艹

Components 十 艹

Words with 卉

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WordPinyinMeaning
奇花异卉 qí huā yì huì see 奇花異草|奇花异草[qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3]
花卉 huā huì flowers and plants
百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
奇葩异卉 qí pā yì huì see 奇花異草|奇花异草[qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3]