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fennel

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Herbs
huí
ウイ、カイ
회
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 回 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 回 return =
茴 fennel
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
回 Phonetic component
huí return
to curve
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Chinese
茴 [huí]
fennel; aniseed
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (13)
茴香 [huí​xiāng] #19,674
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
小茴香 [xiǎo​huí​xiāng] #53,069
fennel
八角茴香 [bā​jiǎo​huí​xiāng]
Chinese anise
土茴香 [tǔ​huí​xiāng]
dill seed
大茴香 [dà​huí​xiāng]
Chinese anise
大茴香子 [dà​huí​xiāng​zi]
aniseed
安息茴香 [ān​xī​huí​xiāng]
see 孜然[zī​rán], cumin
茴芹 [huí​qín]
anise (Pimpinella anisum)
茴香籽 [huí​xiāng​zǐ]
cumin
茴香豆 [huí​xiāng​dòu]
star anise-flavored fava beans (snack from Shaoxing, Zhejiang province)
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
茴香 [ういきょう] #107,750
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
大茴香 [だいういきょう] #202,606
star anise (Illicium verum)
八角茴香 [はっかくういきょう]
star anise (Illicium verum)
姫茴香 [ひめういきょう]
caraway (Carum carvi)