葵

kuí
used in the names of various herbaceous plants

CEDICT

  1. Used in compounds.
  2. a surname
  3. alternative form of 揆 (kuí)
  4. name of several plants
  5. short for 冬葵 (“Malva verticillata (syn. Malva crispa)”)
  6. short for 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí, “sunflower”)
  7. short for 落葵 (luòkuí, “Basella alba”)
  8. short for 蒲葵 (púkuí, “Livistona chinensis”)

Wiktionary

  1. 参见「向日葵」、「蒲葵」、「菟葵」等条。
  2. 姓。如宋代有葵方，明代有葵弘宇。
  3. 揣测、测度。

重編國語辭典

Examples

葵舞跳得很好。

Aoi dances very well.

Aoi dances well.

Source: Tatoeba

葵的嗜好是跳舞。

Aoi's hobby is dancing.

Source: Tatoeba

葵成为一个舞蹈家。

Aoi became a dancer.

Source: Tatoeba

葵是一个很好的舞者。

Aoi is a good dancer.

Source: Tatoeba

Containing this entry

向日葵 xiàngrìkuí sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
天竺葵 tiānzhúkuí geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
山葵 shānkuí wasabi
岩沙海葵毒素 yánshāhǎikuídúsù palytoxin
手嶌葵 Shǒudǎo Kuí TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer
海葵 hǎikuí sea anemone
秋葵 qiūkuí okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
葵扇 kuíshàn palm-leaf fan
葵涌 Kuíchōng
  1. Kwai Chung (area in Hong Kong)
  2. Kwai Cheong
葵花 kuíhuā sunflower
葵青 Kuíqīng Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong
葵鼠 kuíshǔ guinea pig
蒲葵 púkuí Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
蜀葵 shǔkuí hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
锦葵 jǐnkuí common mallow (Malva sinensis), used in TCM
龙葵 lóngkuí black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)
落葵 luòkuí
洛神葵 luòshénkuí
楚葵 chǔkuí
香葵 xiāngkuí
刺葵 cìkuí
𰱛葵 zhōngkuí
葵潭 Kuítán
向耳葵 xiang⁴er³kui²
天葵子 tiānkuízǐ
葵瓜子 kuíguāzǐ
望日葵子 wàngrìkuízǐ
荆葵 jīngkuí
凫葵 fúkuí
葵兴 Kuíxīng