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葵
Mandarin · pinyin kuí
Meanings
- used in the names of various herbaceous plants
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- 葵
- kuí · sunflower; measure
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Mandarin tones
2 · kui2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
kwai4
Cantonese word readings for 葵. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- (abbreviation, alt-of) name of several plants — short for 冬葵 (“Malva verticillata (syn. Malva crispa)”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) name of several plants — short for 蒲葵 (púkuí, “Livistona chinensis”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) name of several plants — short for 落葵 (luòkuí, “Basella alba”)
- (abbreviation, alt-of) name of several plants — short for 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí, “sunflower”)
- name of several plants — Used in compounds.
- (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 揆 (kuí)
- (Hong Kong) short for 葵涌 (Kuíchōng, “Kwai Chung”)
- a surname
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