卉

huì

十 + 廾

Definitions

huì plants

Etymology

Depicts a group of plants (屮, 艹).

About

The character 卉 is an ideogram originally depicting a group of plants. It combines three 屮 (sprout) components, now written as 十 (shí), which in ancient script represented grass, serving as an early variant of 艸 or 艹. Stacked together, these elements signify a multitude of vegetation, making 卉 a collective noun for herbs, grasses, and flowering plants rather than a single species. Commonly found in formal and literary vocabulary, it appears in compound words describing flowers, rare plants, and ornamental vegetation, and serves as a broad taxonomic category for non-woody plants in both classical and modern botanical contexts.

Etymology Hide

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

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花园里有很多花卉。

Huāyuán lǐ yǒu hěnduō huāhuì.

There are many flowers and plants in the garden.

这些花卉非常美丽。

Zhèxiē huāhuì fēichāng měilì.

These flowers and plants are very beautiful.

我们在公园欣赏花卉。

Wǒmen zài gōngyuán xīnshǎng huāhuì.

We appreciate the flowers and plants in the park.

春天是花卉盛开的季节。

Chūntiān shì huāhuì shèngkāi de jìjié.

Spring is the season when flowers bloom.

这种花卉比那种更耐寒。

Zhè zhǒng huāhuì bǐ nà zhǒng gèng nàihán.

This type of flower is more cold-resistant than that type.

因为雨水充足，所以花卉长得茂盛。

Yīnwèi yǔshuǐ chōngzú, suǒyǐ huāhuì zhǎng de màoshèng.

Because there is ample rainfall, the flowers and plants grow luxuriantly.

花卉栽培需要耐心和知识。

Huāhuì zāipéi xūyào nàixīn hé zhīshì.

Cultivating flowers and plants requires patience and knowledge.

尽管气候干燥，但这些花卉依然绽放得鲜艳。

Jǐnguǎn qìhòu gānzào, dàn zhèxiē huāhuì yīrán zhànfàng de xiānyàn.

Although the climate is dry, these flowers still bloom brightly.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 十

Component: 廾

卉