Sunflower in Chinese (Mandarin): 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí)
向日葵
xiàngrìkuí
sunflower
- Simplified
- 向日葵
- Traditional
- 向日葵
- Pinyin
- xiàngrìkuí
- Typed as
- xiangrikui
Use it in a sentence
向日葵总是朝着太阳。
向日葵總是朝著太陽。
The sunflower always faces the sun.
The characters in 向日葵
向
Toward, to face.
6 strokes
日
Sun.
4 strokes
葵
A sunflower or mallow. 艹 (grass) is on top.
12 strokes
向日葵 is the "sun-facing flower": young sunflowers turn to follow the sun. Roasted sunflower seeds, 瓜子 (guāzǐ), are a favorite snack.
More examples with 向日葵
向日葵是黄色的。
向日葵是黃色的。
Xiàngrìkuí shì huángsè de.
Sunflowers are yellow.
向日葵长得很高。
向日葵長得很高。
Xiàngrìkuí zhǎng de hěn gāo.
Sunflowers grow very tall.
How to write 向日葵 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
向 6 strokes
日 4 strokes
葵 12 strokes
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