卉 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “grasses and plants”. It is written from 十 (ten) and 廾 (two hands raised together), one above the other, and takes 5 strokes.
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Structure
十 + 廾
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-glyph-decomposition (hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验: 卉 5 画 = 十 2 画 + 廾 3 画)
Memory aid
Two hands (廾) lifting up a bundle of ten (十) stems — an armful of grasses and flowering plants.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
5 strokes
In real words
- 花卉huā huìflowers and plants卉 = huì
Go deeper
All readings
grasses and plants
grasses and plants; a general term for flowering plants, used today mainly in the word 花卉
草的总称；现代汉语中主要用于「花卉」，指供观赏的花草。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 花卉huā huìflowers and plants卉 = huì
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 卉 mean?
卉 (huì) means grasses and plants; a general term for flowering plants, used today mainly in the word 花卉.
How do you pronounce 卉?
It is pronounced huì.
What parts is 卉 made of?
十 (ten) and 廾 (two hands raised together), one above the other. The recorded source is: modern-glyph-decomposition (hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验: 卉 5 画 = 十 2 画 + 廾 3 画). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 卉 have?
5. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 卉?
十. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 卉?
Common ones are 花卉. The reading of 卉 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.