Hollyhock
Meaning
Primary
Hollyhock
Readings
On'yomi
キ
Kun'yomi
あおい
Notes
Groups
Remarks
Hollyhock 葵 flowers 艹 are shaped like little tents 癶 and grow towards heaven 天
Hollyhock 葵 is read あおい just like the blue あおい color of heaven 天
The Holly in Hollyhock 葵 sounds like Holy, which relates to the heaven 天 radical.