玫 (méi): (fine jade), used in 玫瑰

玫 (méi) is a Chinese character meaning “(fine jade).” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 攵 (phonetic). It ranks #2241 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 玫 jade. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 玩 (wán, to play), 现 (xiàn, to appear), 班 (bān, team).

Native pronunciation
HSK 5Radical: 王 jade8 strokesFrequency #2241王 semantic攵 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (fine jade)
  2. used in 玫瑰

Etymology & Origin

玫

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王攵 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic攵phonetic

Stroke Order

1
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8

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 玫

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
玫瑰nounméi guīrugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) ()5

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
玫瑰花méi guī huārose
玫瑰战争méi guī zhàn zhēngThe Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
托勒玫tuō lè méiPtolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of ...
玫瑰星云méi guī xīng yúnRosette nebula NGC 2237
玫瑰果méi guī guǒrose hip
玫红眉朱雀méi hóng méi zhū què(bird species of China) pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)
玫瑰念珠méi gui niàn zhūrosary (Catholic prayer beads)
玫瑰茄méi gui qiéroselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
9
Total compounds
89
As first character
11
As last character
0
As middle character

玫 appears in 9 compound words: 89 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 玫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

瑰guī
0.94871,648 co-occurrences
朵duǒ
0.4771,650 co-occurrences
瓣bàn
0.450642 co-occurrences
花huā
0.4115,550 co-occurrences
碗wǎn
0.398330 co-occurrences
萍píng
0.396444 co-occurrences
凡fán
0.3761,014 co-occurrences
红hóng
0.3751,762 co-occurrences
白bái
0.3724,122 co-occurrences
窗chuāng
0.370702 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

玫瑰战争méi guī zhàn zhēngHSK 5+

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们玫字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men méi zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "玫."

東森新聞Mar 2026

绿玫瑰领风骚 台版凡尔赛花园新品种层出

lǜ méi guī lǐng fēng sāo tái bǎn fán ěr sài huā yuán xīn pǐn zhǒng céng chū

WorldjournalMar 2026

圣盖博市灯会／“熔岩玫瑰”登台 展现女性之美

shèng gài bó shì dēng huì 熔 yán méi guī dēng tái zhǎn xiàn nǚ xìng zhī měi

San Gabriel Lantern Festival / “Lava Rose” Takes the Stage, Celebrating Feminine Beauty

Tatoeba

我父亲的嗜好是种玫瑰花。

Wǒ fùqīn de shìhào shì zhǒng méiguīhuā.

My father's hobby is growing roses.

Tatoeba

女孩给了我一枝红玫瑰和一枝白玫瑰。

Nǚhái gěi le wǒ yī zhī hóng méiguī hé yī zhī bái méiguī.

The girl brought me a red and a white rose.

Tatoeba

她手里拿着一朵玫瑰。

Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī duǒ méigui.

She has a rose in her hand.

Tatoeba

我喜欢花，比如说，玫瑰。

Wǒ xǐhuan huā, bǐrú shuō, méiguī.

I like flowers, such as roses.

Tatoeba

我要把我的玫瑰拿到花展上展示。

Wǒ yào bǎ wǒ de méiguī ná dào huāzhǎn shàng zhǎnshì.

I'm going to exhibit my roses at the flower show.

Tatoeba

玫瑰的香味充满了整个房间。

Méiguī de xiāngwèi chōngmǎn le zhěnggè fángjiān.

The smell of roses filled the entire room.

Tatoeba

花园里没有任何玫瑰。

Huāyuán lǐ méiyǒu rènhé méiguī.

There weren't any roses in the garden.

Character Family

王 Radical Family — Characters sharing the jade radical

玻bō璀cuǐ瑰guī环huán璃lí理lǐ球qiú瑞ruì琐suǒ玩wán

Related Characters

玩wán现xiàn班bān球qiú王wáng理lǐ环huán玉yù玻bō珍zhēn

Homophones — Characters pronounced méi

枚méi没méi眉méi梅méi媒méi煤méi霉méi每měi美měi

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 玫 (méi) mean in Chinese?
玫 (méi) primarily means "(fine jade)." It is classified as HSK Level 5, making it an advanced character. It ranks #2241 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 玫 and 敦?
玫 (méi) and 敦 (dūn) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 王 vs 攵 (same 攵 component).
How many strokes does 玫 have?
玫 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 玫?
The radical associated with 玫 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.
What are the components of 玫?
玫 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 攵 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王攵 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 玫?
Common words with 玫 include: 玫瑰 (méi guī, "rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) ()"); 玫瑰花 (méi guī huā, "rose"); 玫瑰战争 (méi guī zhàn zhēng, "The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)"); 托勒玫 (tuō lè méi, "Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of ..."); 玫瑰星云 (méi guī xīng yún, "Rosette nebula NGC 2237"). There are over 9 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 玫 (méi)?
Several characters share the pronunciation méi: 枚 (classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个)), 没 ((negative prefix for verbs) have not), 眉 (eyebrow), 梅 (plum), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 玫 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 玫 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.