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).
Definitions
- (fine jade)
- used in 玫瑰
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 玫
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玫瑰花noun | méi guī huā | rose |
| 玫瑰战争proper-noun | 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 |
| 玫瑰果noun | méi guī guǒ | rose 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 zhū | rosary (Catholic prayer beads) |
| 玫瑰茄noun | méi gui qié | roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) |
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.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
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."
加入金边玫瑰和适量冰糖，花香果香交织，虽然是热饮，却在燥热的天气带来一份安神和舒爽。
jiā rù jīn biān méi guī hé shì liàng bīng táng , huā xiāng guǒ xiāng jiāo zhī , suī rán shì rè yǐn , què zài zào rè de tiān qì dài lái yī fèn ān shén hé shū shuǎng .
Add Phnom Penh roses and a suitable amount of rock sugar; the floral and fruity aromas intertwine. Although it’s a hot beverage, it brings a sense of calm and refreshment on sweltering days.
知名乐评人卢世伟听了苏娜翻唱的《心中的玫瑰》后，给出了自己的判断。
zhī míng lè píng rén Lú shì wěi tīng le sū nà fān chàng de xīn zhōng de méi guī hòu , gěi chū le zì jǐ de pàn duàn .
After listening to Su Na’s cover of “The Rose in My Heart,” renowned music critic Lu Shiwei shared his thoughts.
阿芙极光玫瑰水乳温和美白
ā fú jí guāng méi guī shuǐ rǔ wēn hé měi bái
Avu Aurora Rose Toner & Lotion: Gentle Brightening
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
Green Roses Steal the Show: New Varieties Emerge in Taiwan’s Version of “The Garden of Versailles”
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
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.
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.
她手里拿着一朵玫瑰。
Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī duǒ méigui.
She has a rose in her hand.
我喜欢花，比如说，玫瑰。
Wǒ xǐhuan huā, bǐrú shuō, méiguī.
I like flowers, such as roses.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 王 (jade) component
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