卉 meaning and stroke order
General term for plants; myriads
How to write 卉, stroke by stroke
5 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 卉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- plants
How 卉 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Ten 十 different types of grass 艹.
Radical: 十 (ten), shared by 23 characters on this site.
How to remember 卉
卉 (huì) stacks 十 (shí, ten) on top of a grass shape 艹. Think of ten different kinds of grass growing together, and you get plants in general.
卉 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it mainly in the word 花卉 (huāhuì), a slightly formal term for flowers and ornamental plants, common on signs, in markets and in gardening contexts. Example: 这里有很多花卉。(Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō huāhuì.) There are many flowers and plants here.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 卉 (huì) with 奔 (bēn, to rush), because both have 十-like strokes in them. Also remember the tone is fourth tone huì, not huī.
Common words with 卉
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 花卉 | huāhuì | flowers and plants | HSK 7-9 |
卉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 卉
Learning 卉 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 卉
How many strokes are in 卉?
卉 is written with 5 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 卉 mean?
卉 (huì) means general term for plants; myriads. A common word with it is 花卉 (huāhuì), meaning "flowers and plants".
How do you pronounce 卉?
卉 is pronounced huì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 卉?
The radical of 卉 is 十, which carries the idea of "ten". Dictionaries list 卉 under this radical.
Is 卉 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 卉 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 花 and 花卉?
花 (huā) is the everyday word for a flower and is used in casual speech. 花卉 (huāhuì) is more formal and collective, meaning flowers and decorative plants as a category, like in 花卉市场 (huāhuì shìchǎng), a flower market.
Can I use 卉 by itself to mean plant?
Not in normal modern speech. For a plant on its own, say 植物 (zhíwù) or 草 (cǎo) for grass. 卉 survives mostly inside 花卉 and in some literary phrases.