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葵 (kuí) is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 艹 (cǎo), meaning grass or herbaceous plants, positioned above the phonetic component 癸 (guǐ), one of the heavenly stems, which provides its pronunciation. The grass radical originally classified it among edible mallow plants or herbaceous vegetables cultivated in ancient times. Over time, as agricultural and botanical knowledge evolved, the character's primary meaning shifted to denote the sunflower, largely replacing its historical association with mallow. This modern meaning is firmly established in the common compound 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí), literally "sun-facing mallow", which underscores its enduring link to prominent flowering plants in contemporary usage.
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向日葵很漂亮。
葵花籽很好吃。
花园里种了许多向日葵。
妈妈用葵花籽油做饭。
蒲葵的叶子可以用来做扇子。
向日葵总是朝着太阳生长。
在炎热的夏天，葵扇能带来凉风。
葵花的金黄色花瓣在阳光下闪闪发光。