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向日葵

xiàngrìkuí
noun #11,079

Measure Word

一朵向日葵 duǒ

Meanings

  1. 1 sunflower

Examples

HSK 5
向日葵总是朝着太阳生长。
Xiàngrìkuí zǒngshì cháozhe tàiyáng shēngzhǎng.
Sunflowers always grow facing the sun.
HSK 6
田里种了一大片向日葵。
Tián lǐ zhòng le yī dà piàn xiàngrìkuí.
A large field of sunflowers was planted.

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