懂中文 Dong Chinese

葵

kuí

sunflower

Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 癸 represents the sound.

Components
艹 meaning component

艹  Meaning component

cao, cǎo

  

grass

plant

癸 sound component

癸  Sound component

guǐ

  

10th heavenly stem

Evolution

葵 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
葵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
葵 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
葵 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
葵 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

葵  

kuí

sunflower; measure

Most common words with 葵
Freq.
Word
Meaning

向日葵

sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

葵

sunflower

葵花

sunflower

葵花子

sunflower seeds

天竺葵

geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)