| 向日葵 | xiàng rì kuí | sunflower (Helianthus annuus) |   |
| 葵花 | kuí huā | sunflower | |
| 向阳花 | xiàng yáng huā | sunflower | |
| 太阳花 | tài yáng huā | sunflower (Helianthus annuus) / rose moss (Portulaca grandiflora) | |
| 瓜子 | guā zǐ | melon seed / seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack | |
| 葵花子 | kuí huā zǐ | sunflower seeds | |
| 菊科 | jú kē | Asteraceae or Compositae (composites), a large family of dicotyledonous plants producing scents, includes aster, daisy and sunflower | |
| 款冬 | kuǎn dōng | coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), plant in sunflower family Asteracae used a cough suppressant | |
| 甜菊 | tián jú | Stevia, South American sunflower genus / sugarleaf (Stevia rebaudiana), bush whose leaves produce sugar substitute | |
