葵

kuí

k+uí·2nd tone

used in the names of various herbaceous plants

Radical: 艹 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏

Same radical

花节草落营英药苦菜蒙荣藏薄荒若

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Character Decomposition

葵=艹+癸

Etymology

plant

Meanings

used in the names of various herbaceous plants

kuí

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Words with 葵 45 total

sunflower葵花kuí huā palm-leaf fan葵扇kuí shàn common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM锦葵jǐn kuí hollyhock (Alcea rosea)蜀葵shǔ kuí Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)蒲葵pú kuí wasabi山葵shān kuí sea anemone海葵hǎi kuí okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)秋葵qiū kuí Kwai Chung (area in Hong Kong) · Kwai Cheong葵涌Kuí chōng Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong葵青Kuí qīng guinea pig葵鼠kuí shǔ black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)龙葵lóng kuí geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)天竺葵tiān zhú kuí sunflower (Helianthus annuus)向日葵xiàng rì kuí TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer手嶌葵Shǒu dǎo Kuí okra (Hibiscus esculentus) · lady's fingers秋葵荚qiū kuí jiá sunflower seeds葵花子kuí huā zǐ marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis)药蜀葵yào shǔ kuí okra (Hibiscus esculentus) · lady's fingers黄秋葵huáng qiū kuí palytoxin岩沙海葵毒素yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)小葵花凤头鹦鹉xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ

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