Chinese symbol for “rose”
玫瑰花
méi guī huā
rose
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rose is 玫瑰花 (méi guī huā), defined as: rose.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 玫瑰花.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玫瑰 | méi guī | rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵 (kē)); rose flower (CL:朵 (duǒ)) |
| 玫瑰念珠 | méi gui niàn zhū | rosary (Catholic prayer beads) |
| 玫瑰星云 (玫瑰星雲) | méi guī xīng yún | Rosette nebula NGC 2237 |
| 玫瑰果 | méi guī guǒ | rose hip |
| 玫瑰茄 | méi gui qié | roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) |
| 瑰宝 (瑰寶) | guī bǎo | a treasure; a rare and valuable thing |
| 瑰丽 (瑰麗) | guī lì | elegant; magnificent |
| 瑰奇 | guī qí | magnificent; precious |
| 花园 (花園) | huā yuán | garden (for flowers, ornamental plants etc); (landscaped) park; yard with decorative plants; measure word: 座 (zuò) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rose”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.