卉 (huì): plants
卉 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “plants.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 十 (structural) and 艹 (structural). It ranks #2879 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 卉 ten 十 different types of grass 艹. Its radical form 十 (ten) appears in many related characters such as 十 (shí, ten), 午 (wǔ, 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse), 半 (bàn, half).
Definitions
- plants
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTen 十 different types of grass 艹
Decomposition: ⿱十艹 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花卉noun | huā huì | flowers and plants |
| 奇花异卉 | qí huā yì huì | see 奇花異草|奇花异草 |
| 百卉千葩 | bǎi huì qiān pā | myriad plants and flowers (idiom) |
| 奇葩异卉 | qí pā yì huì | see 奇花異草|奇花异草 |
卉 appears in 4 compound words: 0 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 卉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
花卉展览吸引众多游客。
Huāhuì zhǎnlǎn xīyǐn zhòngduō yóukè.
The flower exhibition attracts many visitors.
工匠们在青花瓷技术的基础上大胆创新，将郁金香、康乃馨等花卉用作瓷器上的图案。
gōng jiàng men zài qīng huā cí jì shù de jī chǔ shàng dà dǎn chuàng xīn , jiāng yù jīn xiāng , kāng nǎi xīn děng huā huì yòng zuò cí qì shàng de tú àn .
Building on the techniques of blue-and-white porcelain, artisans boldly innovated by incorporating flowers such as tulips and carnations into the designs on their porcelain.
首都医科大学附属北京地坛医院急诊科主任医师 王卉：倒挂控水有什么危害？
shǒu dōu yī kē dà xué fù shǔ běi jīng dì tán yī yuàn jí zhěn kē zhǔ rèn yī shī wáng huì : dǎo guà kòng shuǐ yǒu shén má wēi hài ?
Wang Hui, Chief Physician in the Emergency Department at Beijing Ditan Hospital, Affiliated with Capital Medical University: What are the risks of hanging upside down to control fluid intake?
本次活动也正式拉开“花漾塞上 悦享生活”兴庆区花卉产业系列推广活动的序幕。
běn cì huó dòng yě zhèng shì lā kāi huā yàng sāi shàng yuè xiǎng shēng huó xīng qìng qū huā huì chǎn yè xì liè tuī guǎng huó dòng de xù mù .
This event also officially kicked off the Xingqing District Flower Industry Promotion Series, themed “Flowers in the Frontier, Enjoy Life.”
...约“21座篮球场” 首度引进“2大梦幻花卉”拍同款不用飞日本
. . . yuē 2 1 zuò lán qiú chǎng shǒu dù yǐn jìn 2 dà mèng huàn huā huì pāi tóng kuǎn bù yòng fēi rì běn
... About "21 basketball courts" introduced "2 dream flowers" for the first time to shoot the same style without flying to Japan
3000株蝴蝶兰凑在一起干什么?世界花卉大观园新春..
zhū 蝴 蝶 lán còu zài yī qǐ gān shén má ? shì jiè huā huì dà guàn yuán xīn chūn . .
What are 3,000 Phalaenopsis orchids doing together? World Flower Garden New Year...
我要给我妈妈一个卉。
Wǒ yào gěi wǒ māma yī gè huì.
I want to give Mom a plant.
不久之后，各种各样的花卉将会盛开。
Bù jiǔzhī hòu, gèzhǒnggèyàng de huāhuì jiānghuì shèngkāi.
Many kinds of flowers will come out soon.
一品红是广受欢迎的圣诞节花卉。
Yīpǐnhóng shì guǎng shòuhuānyíng de Shèngdànjié huāhuì.
Poinsettias are a popular Christmas flower.
Character Family
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