向日葵

Chinese

		sunward; in former days	sunflower
trad. (向日葵)		向日	葵
simp. #(向日葵)		向日	葵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiàngrìkuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiang⁴ ri² kui²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hoeng³ jat⁶ kwai⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hiang¹ ngit⁵ kei³

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): hiong-ngit-khùi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): hiong⁴ ngid⁵ kui²

• Eastern Min (BUC): hióng-nĭh^→nĭ-*gì
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiòng-li̍t-kûi / hiàng-ji̍t-kûi / hiòng-ji̍t-kûi
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shian-zeq-gue

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngrìkuí → xiàngrikuí (toneless variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ → ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄖ ㄎㄨㄟˊ (toneless variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngri̊hkuéi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-jih⁵-kʻuei²
    • Yale: syàng-r-kwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianq.ryhkwei
    • Palladius: сянжикуй (sjanžikuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʐ̩¹ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiang⁴ ri² kui²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiangrhkui
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiaŋ²¹³ zz̩²¹ kʰuei²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoeng³ jat⁶ kwai⁴
    • Yale: heung yaht kwàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoeng³ jat⁹ kwai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêng³ yed⁶ kuei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hœːŋ³³ jɐt̚² kʷʰɐi̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hiang¹ ngit⁵ kei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiaŋ³³ ᵑɡit̚³² kʰei²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiong-ngit-khùi
    • Hakka Romanization System: hiong ngid` kuiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hiong⁴ ngid⁵ kui²
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯oŋ⁵⁵ ŋit̚² kʰu̯i¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: hiong⁴ ngid⁵ kui²
    • Sinological IPA: /hiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋit̚¹ kʰuɪ¹¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hióng-nĭh^→nĭ-*gì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hyoŋ²¹³⁻²¹ nˡi⁵⁻⁵⁵ ki⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-li̍t-kûi
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng-li̍t-kuî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiornglidkuii
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² kui²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² kui²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² kui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàng-ji̍t-kûi
    • Tâi-lô: hiàng-ji̍t-kuî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiarngjidkuii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kui¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiòng-ji̍t-kûi
    • Tâi-lô: hiòng-ji̍t-kuî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiorngjidkuii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴⁻³² kui²³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shian-zeq-gue
    • MiniDict: shian^去 zeh gue
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xian-zeq-gue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiã³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ ɡue²¹/

Noun

向日葵

1. sunflower

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 向日葵 (“sunflower”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		向日葵, 葵花, 向陽花, 朝陽花
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	向日葵, 轉蒂蓮, 轉日蓮, 廣植蓮
	Taiwan	向日葵
	Chengde	向日葵
	Ulanhot	毛嗑兒
	Tongliao	毛嗑兒
	Chifeng	向日葵, 葵花
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	向日葵, 毛嗑兒
	Heihe	向日葵, 葵花
	Qiqihar	向日葵
	Harbin	向日葵, 葵花, 大葵花, 毛子嗑兒, 毛嗑兒
	Jiamusi	向日葵, 葵花
	Baicheng	向日葵, 葵花
	Changchun	向日葵
	Tonghua	向日葵
	Shenyang	向日葵, 葵花, 毛子嗑
	Jinzhou	向日葵, 葵花, 向日蓮, 轉日蓮
	Singapore	向日葵
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	轉蓮
	Tangshan	向日葵
	Cangzhou	向日葵, 爺爺轉, 轉日蓮
	Baoding	望日蓮
	Shijiazhuang	葵花
	Lijin	向日葵, 蒼陽花
	Jinan	向日葵, 朝陽花
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	轉日蓮
	Dandong	向日葵, 葵花, 轉日蓮
	Yantai	轉日蓮
	Yantai (Muping)	轉日蓮, 轉家蓮
	Qingdao	朝陽花, 轉悠葵兒
	Zhucheng	朝陽花
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	朝日葵, 向日葵, 葵花兒
	Lingbao	向日葵
	Jining	照照葵
	Wanrong	葵花
	Wanrong (Ronghe)	轉花
	Linfen	向陽葵, 葵花, 盤子
	Shangqiu	向日葵, 葵花
	Yuanyang	向日葵, 葵花兒
	Zhengzhou	照日葵
	Xinyang	葵瓜
	Baihe	向日葵
	Xi'an	向日葵, 望日葵, 葵花
	Baoji	葵花, 望日葵
	Tianshui	向日葵, 葵花
	Xining	向日葵, 葵花
	Xuzhou	轉蓮, 向日葵, 葵花
	Fuyang	向日葵, 葵花
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	向兒葵
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	向日葵, 向陽葵, 葵花
	Bayanhot	葵花
	Lanzhou	向日葵, 葵花
	Dunhuang	向日葵, 葵花
	Hami	葵花
	Ürümqi	葵花
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	向耳葵, 向日葵, 葵花
	Nanchong	向日葵
	Dazhou	向日葵
	Hanyuan	曬兒糧
	Xichang	向日葵
	Zigong	向日葵, 葵花
	Chongqing	向日葵, 葵花
	Wuhan	向日葵, 葵花
	Yichang	向日葵, 葵花
	Xiangyang	向日葵, 葵花, 日頭花
	Tianmen	向日葵, 葵花
	Guiyang	葵花
	Zunyi	葵花
	Bijie	葵花
	Liping	葵花
	Zhaotong	葵花, 朝陽子
	Dali	葵花
	Kunming	向日葵, 葵花, 朝陽餅, 朝陽餅兒
	Mengzi	西番蓮
	Guilin	向日葵, 葵花
	Liuzhou	向日葵
	Jishou	葵花
	Changde	向日葵
	Hanzhong	向日葵, 太陽花
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	葵花, 向日葵
	Yangzhou	向日葵, 葵花
	Lianyungang	望葵
	Lianshui	望葵
	Nantong	葵花
	Anqing	向日葵, 葵花
	Wuhu	向日葵, 葵花
	Hefei	向日葵, 葵花, 朝花, 長花
	Hong'an	向日葵, 葵花
Cantonese	Guangzhou	向日葵
	Hong Kong	向日葵, 太陽花, 葵花
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	葵花
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	向日葵
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	向日葵
	Taishan	向日葵
	Dongguan	向日葵
	Yangjiang	向日葵
	Nanning	向日葵, 葵花
	Wuzhou	向日葵
	Yulin	向日葵
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	向日葵
	Danzhou	向日葵
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	太陽花
Gan	Nanchang	葵花
	Lichuan	葵花
	Pingxiang	拜東蓮
Hakka	Meixian	葵花, 向日葵
	Xingning	向日葵
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	向日葵
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	向日葵
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	向日葵
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	向日葵
	Huidong (Daling)	向日葵
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	向日葵
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	向日葵
	Boluo (Bendihua)	向日葵
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	向日葵
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	向日葵
	Wuhua (Changbu)	向日葵
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	向日葵
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	向日葵
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	向日葵
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	向日葵
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	向日葵
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	向日葵
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	向日葵
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	朝月蓮
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	葵花
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	向日葵
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	照月蓮
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	葵花子
	Changting	向東蓮
	Wuping	向東蓮
	Wuping (Pingyu)	向東蓮
	Liancheng	照日蓮
	Ninghua	葵花
	Yudu	照日亮
	Ruijin	向熱蓮
	Shicheng	月照瓜
	Shangyou (Shexi)	拜東蓮
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	向日葵, 葵花
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	向日葵, 葵花
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	向日葵, 葵花
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	向日葵, 葵花
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	向日葵, 葵花
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	日頭花, 葵花
	Hong Kong	向日葵
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	向日葵
	Sabah (Longchuan)	向日葵
	Senai (Huiyang)	向日葵
	Singkawang	向日葵
Huizhou	Jixi	葵花
	Shexian	葵花, 葵花蓮
	Huangshan (Tunxi)	絲瓜蓮, 豬肉臉
	Xiuning	葵花蓮, 金桂蓮
	Yixian	葵花蓮
	Qimen	轉蓮葵兒
	Wuyuan	葵花
	Dexing	葵花
	Jingde	葵花
Jin	Taiyuan	葵花
	Pingyao	朝陽花
	Yangyuan	向日葵, 葵花
	Datong	葵花
	Xinzhou	葵花花
	Lüliang (Lishi)	向日葵, 葵花, 碗背
	Changzhi	葵花, 望月花
	Taibus (Baochang)	朝陽花
	Linhe	葵花, 朝陽陽
	Jining	葵花, 葵花籽兒, 朝陽陽
	Hohhot	向日葵, 朝陽陽, 葵花
	Baotou	葵花籽兒, 朝陽陽
	Dongsheng	葵花, 陽籽花
	Haibowan	葵花
	Erenhot	向日葵, 葵花
	Pingshan	日頭花
	Zhangjiakou	朝陽話
	Handan	向日葵, 葵花
	Linzhou	轉子蓮
	Suide	向日葵
Northern Min	Jian'ou	日頭陽
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	日頭貢
	Songxi	日頭蓮
	Zhenghe	日頭花
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	瓜仔盤
	Jianyang	日頭葵
	Wuyishan	日頭花
	Pucheng (Shibei)	日頭花
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	向日葵, 葵花
	Fuqing	葵花, 向日葵
Southern Min	Xiamen	向日葵
	Quanzhou	向日葵
	Zhangzhou	向日葵
	Kaohsiung	日頭花
	Yilan	日頭花
	Changhua (Lukang)	日頭花
	Taichung	日頭花
	Taichung (Wuqi)	太陽花
	Tainan	太陽花
	Taitung	日頭花
	Hsinchu	太陽花
	Penghu (Magong)	太陽花
	Chaozhou	葵花
	Haifeng	葵花
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	日頭花
	Wenchang	向日葵
	Haikou	向日葵
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	向日葵
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	朝陽花
Wu	Shanghai	向日葵
	Shanghai (Chongming)	朝日頭花
	Suzhou	向日葵
	Wuxi	向日葵
	Danyang	葵花
	Hangzhou	葵花
	Ningbo	朝日頭花, 向日葵
	Wenzhou	太陽佛花
	Jinhua	朝日葵
Xiang	Changsha	葵花
	Loudi	向陽花
	Shuangfeng	望立莧
	Quanzhou	葵花子

Derived terms

• 向日葵子 (xiàngrìkuízǐ)
• 向日葵油 (xiàngrìkuíyóu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
向	日	葵
ひまわり
Grade: 3	Grade: 1	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
日回り

Etymology

From 日 (hi, “sun”) +‎ 回り (mawari, “rotation”). The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 向日葵 (xiàngrìkuí).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひま​わり [hìmáꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [çima̠ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

• Homophone: 火回り

Noun

向日葵(ひまわり) or 向日葵(ヒマワリ) • (himawari) ^{←ひまはり (fimafari) or ヒマハリ (fimafari)?}

1. a sunflower (flower)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ヒマワリ.