葵 (kuí): used in the names of various herbaceous plants
葵 (kuí) is a Chinese character meaning “used in the names of various herbaceous plants.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 癸 (phonetic). It ranks #3139 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 葵 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 蒸 (zhēng, to steam), 草 (cǎo, grass), 花 (huā, flower).
Definitions
- used in the names of various herbaceous plants
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 向日葵noun | xiàng rì kuí | sunflower (Helianthus annuus) |
| 秋葵noun | qiū kuí | okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) |
| 天竺葵 | tiān zhú kuí | geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) |
| 蜀葵noun | shǔ kuí | hollyhock (Alcea rosea) |
| 海葵noun | hǎi kuí | sea anemone |
| 葵花子 | kuí huā zǐ | sunflower seeds |
| 山葵 | shān kuí | wasabi |
| 葵花 | kuí huā | sunflower |
| 黄秋葵noun | huáng qiū kuí | okra (Hibiscus esculentus) |
| 龙葵noun | lóng kuí | black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) |
| 岩沙海葵毒素 | yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù | palytoxin |
| 小葵花凤头鹦鹉 | xiǎo kuí huā fèng tóu yīng wǔ | (bird species of China) yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea) |
| 葵青proper-noun | kuí qīng | Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong |
| 手嶌葵 | shǒu dǎo kuí | TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer |
| 秋葵荚noun | qiū kuí jiá | okra (Hibiscus esculentus) |
葵 appears in 21 compound words: 29 as the first character, 57 as the last, and 14 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 葵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
舞剧《栋梁》在杭上演 林徽因外孙女于葵讲述家书往事
wǔ jù dòng liáng zài háng shàng yǎn lín huī yīn wài sūn nǚ yú kuí jiǎng shù jiā shū wǎng shì
The dance drama "Pillars" premieres in Hangzhou; Lin Huiyin’s granddaughter, Yu Kui, recounts memories of family letters
含落葵黏多糖和果胶,有益糖脂管理 黏多糖是一种可溶性植物纤维,果胶能增加饱腹感。
hán luò kuí nián duō táng hé guǒ jiāo , yǒu yì táng zhī guǎn lǐ nián duō táng shì yī zhǒng kě róng xìng zhí wù xiān wéi , guǒ jiāo néng zēng jiā bǎo fù gǎn .
Contains malabar spinach polysaccharides and pectin, which support healthy sugar and fat management. Polysaccharides are a type of soluble plant fiber, and pectin helps increase feelings of fullness.
每年向日葵结籽后,葵花籽卖了可以榨油,剩下的花饼和秸秆可以搅碎了喂牛,几乎没有废料。
měi nián xiàng rì kuí jié zǐ hòu , kuí huā zǐ mài le kě yǐ zhà yóu , shèng xià de huā bǐng hé 秸 秆 kě yǐ jiǎo suì le wèi niú , jǐ hū méi yǒu fèi liào .
Every year, after the sunflowers produce seeds, the sunflower seeds are sold to be pressed for oil, and the remaining seed cakes and stalks are chopped up to feed the cows—there is almost no waste.
山葵酱,用来吃三文鱼、松茸的刺身,很不错,不辣。
shān kuí jiàng , yòng lái chī sān wén yú , sōng 茸 de cì shēn , hěn bù cuò , bù là .
Wasabi sauce is great for eating with salmon and matsutake mushroom sashimi—it’s not spicy.
如果你非常喜欢油脂的口感,那么秋葵、山药、海带、木耳这类蔬菜也是一个很好的口感补充。
rú guǒ nǐ fēi cháng xǐ huān yóu zhī de kǒu gǎn , nà me qiū kuí , shān yào , hǎi dài , mù ěr zhè lèi shū cài yě shì yī gè hěn hǎo de kǒu gǎn bǔ chōng .
If you really enjoy the rich, creamy texture of fatty foods, vegetables like okra, Chinese yam, kelp, and wood ear mushrooms are also great for adding that texture to your meals.
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced kuí
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