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Chinese symbol for “sunflower”

向日葵
xiàng rì kuí
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for sunflower is 向日葵 (xiàng rì kuí), defined as: sunflower (Helianthus annuus).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

向 xiàng
towards; direction, trend
radical 30 ⼝ · 6 strokes
日 rì
sun; day; daytime
radical 72 ⽇ · 4 strokes
葵 kuí
sunflower; to measure
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sunflower”

WordPinyinMeaning
葵花kuí huāsunflower
太阳花 (太陽花)tài yáng huāsunflower (Helianthus annuus); rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora)
向阳花 (向陽花)xiàng yáng huāsunflower

Related words

Other words that share a character with 向日葵.

WordPinyinMeaning
方向fāng xiàngdirection; orientation
走向zǒu xiàngdirection; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology)
倾向 (傾向)qīng xiàngtrend; tendency
转向 (轉向)zhuǎn xiàngto change direction; fig. to change one's stance
面向miàn xiàngto face; to turn towards; geared towards; catering for; -oriented; (Tw) aspect; facet
今日jīn rìtoday
日子rì ziday; a (calendar) date
日常rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday
葵花kuí huāsunflower

See also: Japanese symbol for “sunflower”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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