向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí): sunflower

Measure Word

一朵向日葵 duǒ

Meanings

1 sunflower

Characters

Examples

田里种了一大片向日葵。

Tiánlǐ zhòng le yīdà piàn xiàngrìkuí.

A large field of sunflowers was planted.

向日葵总是朝着太阳生长。

Xiàngrìkuí zǒngshì cháozhe tàiyáng shēngzhǎng.

Sunflowers always grow facing the sun.

Tips

memory

向 (facing) + 日 (sun) + 葵 (mallow plant) = a mallow plant that faces the sun. The name perfectly describes the sunflower's behavior.

In Pop Culture

梵高《向日葵》 Fángāo 《 Xiàngrìkuí 》

Van Gogh's Sunflowers

iconic Post-Impressionist painting series

Stroke Order

向 xiàng

日 rì

葵 kuí

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towards / to face / direction

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guide (person) / tour guide

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to yearn for / to long for / to aspire to

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to head toward / to move toward / trend; direction

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always / all along / consistently