卉 huì many plants
general term for plants
How it came to be
Three plants standing side by side. Three is how the script says more than you would count: not three single plants, but planting, undergrowth, the green of a place.
How it is used
- A collective word for flowering plants - bound to 花卉 (huāhuì), flowers and ornamental plants.
- 花卉市场 (huāhuì shìchǎng) = a flower/plant market. The character rarely appears outside this compound.