Memory phrase for the Kanji: 葵

葵

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Meaning

sunflower

Pronunciation

 kuí

Explanation

 Top: plant 艹, bottom: tenth of 10 heavenly trunks 癸 (volcano 癶, sky, heaven 天)

Mnemonic
 
The plant with a flower like a volcano that grows towards the sky is: the sunflower.

Radicals

艹 grass, plantGrass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
癶 volcano
天 skyDon't mistake with "early death" 夭, even if there is some overlapping in the explanations.　
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 Vocabulary

向日葵 xiàng rì kuí  sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
黄秋葵 huáng qiū kuí  okra (Hibiscus esculentus); lady's fingers
蜀葵 shǔ kuí  hollyhock
蜀葵 shǔ kuí  

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