小葵

Xiǎokuí

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Meanings

1 Xiaokui (affectionate name / nickname using 葵 'sunflower')
2 common manga / anime character name (e.g. ひまわり Himawari from Naruto rendered as 小葵)

Characters

little (affectionate prefix)

sunflower / mallow

Examples

小葵是这部动画里最可爱的角色。

Xiǎokuí shì zhè bù dònghuà lǐ zuì kě'ài de juésè.

Xiaokui is the cutest character in this anime.

小葵，过来一下。

Xiǎokuí, guòlái yīxià.

Xiaokui, come over here.

Tips

culture

小 + flower/plant character = stock affectionate name pattern in Chinese (compare 小梅, 小桃, 小兰). 葵 specifically evokes the sunflower 向日葵 — bright, cheerful. In subtitle corpora it most often translates Japanese names like 葵 (Aoi) or ひまわり (Himawari, e.g. Boruto's sister in Naruto).

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

葵 kuí