葵
used in the names of various herbaceous plants
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,435 U+8475
How 葵 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
艹 (semantic, “plant”) + 癸 (phonetic, guǐ)
How to remember it
large-flowered plants · Heisig RSH #2692
flower + teepee + 天 heavens
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 癸
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 癸 (guǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 癸 sound component | guǐ | 10th heavenly stem |
| 睽 | kuí | to stare |
| 暌 | kuí | opposed to; separated, remote |
| 揆 | kuí | to consider, to estimate |
| 阕 | què | to close, to shut; watchtower |
Words containing 葵
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 岩沙海葵毒素 | yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù | palytoxin |
| 葵花子 | kuí huā zǐ | sunflower seeds |
| 向日葵 | xiàng rì kuí | sunflower (Helianthus annuus) |
| 小葵花凤头鹦鹉 | xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) |
| 黄秋葵 | huáng qiū kuí | okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) |
| 山葵 | shān kuí | wasabi |
| 海葵 | hǎi kuí | sea anemone |
| 葵花 | kuí huā | sunflower |
| 龙葵 | lóng kuí | black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) |
| 葵青 | Kuí qīng | Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong |
| 秋葵 | qiū kuí | okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) |
| 葵鼠 | kuí shǔ | guinea pig |
| 药蜀葵 | yào shǔ kuí | marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis) |
| 天竺葵 | tiān zhú kuí | geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) |
| 锦葵 | jǐn kuí | common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM |
| 葵扇 | kuí shàn | palm-leaf fan |
| 蒲葵 | pú kuí | Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) |
| 葵涌 | Kuí chōng | Kwai Chung (area in Hong Kong); Kwai Cheong |
| 蜀葵 | shǔ kuí | hollyhock (Alcea rosea) |
| 手嶌葵 | Shǒu dǎo Kuí | TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer |