--- title: "Chinese Flower Names and Meanings: Plum Blossom, Peony, Lotus and More in Chinese With Pinyin and Sound" description: "61 Chinese flower names and flower sayings, from 梅花 and 牡丹 to 荷花, 桃花 and 玫瑰: the four gentlemen, famous Chinese flowers, spring blossoms and bouquet flowers, each in Chinese with pinyin, its meaning and sound." canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flower-names" author: "Mandarin The Wild" --- Free · 61 names # Chinese flower names [Print as flashcards](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flashcards?level=mine&words=%E6%A2%85%E8%8A%B1%20%E5%85%B0%E8%8A%B1%20%E7%AB%B9%E5%AD%90%20%E8%8F%8A%E8%8A%B1%20%E7%89%A1%E4%B8%B9%20%E8%8D%B7%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8E%B2%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%A1%82%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8C%89%E8%8E%89%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%B0%B4%E4%BB%99%20%E6%9D%9C%E9%B9%83%E8%8A%B1%20%E5%B1%B1%E8%8C%B6%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%8D%E8%8D%AF%20%E6%B5%B7%E6%A3%A0%20%E7%8E%89%E5%85%B0%20%E8%85%8A%E6%A2%85%20%E6%9C%88%E5%AD%A3%20%E7%B4%AB%E8%8D%86%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%A2%A8%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%9D%8F%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%A8%B1%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%BF%8E%E6%98%A5%E8%8A%B1%20%E6%B2%B9%E8%8F%9C%E8%8A%B1%20%E7%B4%AB%E8%97%A4%20%E4%B8%81%E9%A6%99%20%E7%8E%AB%E7%91%B0%20%E7%99%BE%E5%90%88%20%E5%BA%B7%E4%B9%83%E9%A6%A8%20%E9%83%81%E9%87%91%E9%A6%99%20%E5%90%91%E6%97%A5%E8%91%B5%20%E9%9B%8F%E8%8F%8A%20%E6%BB%A1%E5%A4%A9%E6%98%9F%20%E8%96%B0%E8%A1%A3%E8%8D%89%20%E9%A3%8E%E4%BF%A1%E5%AD%90%20%E7%BB%A3%E7%90%83%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%9D%B4%E8%9D%B6%E5%85%B0%20%E6%A0%80%E5%AD%90%E8%8A%B1%20%E5%8B%BF%E5%BF%98%E6%88%91%20%E8%92%B2%E5%85%AC%E8%8B%B1%20%E7%89%B5%E7%89%9B%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%B1%E6%9C%B5%20%E9%B2%9C%E8%8A%B1%20%E5%BC%80%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%B1%E5%9B%AD%20%E8%8A%B1%E5%BA%97%20%E8%8A%B1%E8%AF%AD%20%E5%9B%BD%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%B1%E7%8E%8B%20%E5%B2%81%E5%AF%92%E4%B8%89%E5%8F%8B%20%E5%87%BA%E6%B7%A4%E6%B3%A5%E8%80%8C%E4%B8%8D%E6%9F%93%20%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E8%BF%90%20%E6%98%99%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E7%8E%B0%20%E9%94%A6%E4%B8%8A%E6%B7%BB%E8%8A%B1%20%E8%8A%B1%E5%A5%BD%E6%9C%88%E5%9C%86%20%E9%97%AD%E6%9C%88%E7%BE%9E%E8%8A%B1%20%E7%99%BE%E8%8A%B1%E9%BD%90%E6%94%BE%20%E8%B5%B0%E9%A9%AC%E8%A7%82%E8%8A%B1%20%E5%BF%83%E8%8A%B1%E6%80%92%E6%94%BE%20%E6%98%A5%E6%9A%96%E8%8A%B1%E5%BC%80) Speed ## The four gentlemen méi梅huā花 plum blossom lán兰huā花 orchid zhú竹zi子 bamboo jú菊huā花 chrysanthemum ## Famous Chinese flowers mǔ牡dan丹 peony hé荷huā花 lotus lián莲huā花 lotus guì桂huā花 sweet osmanthus mò茉lì莉huā花 jasmine shuǐ水xiān仙 narcissus; daffodil dù杜juān鹃huā花 azalea; rhododendron shān山chá茶huā花 camellia sháo芍yao药 Chinese peony hǎi海táng棠 Chinese flowering crabapple yù玉lán兰 magnolia; yulan là腊méi梅 wintersweet yuè月jì季 Chinese rose zǐ紫jīng荆huā花 bauhinia (flower; emblem of Hong Kong) ## Spring blossoms táo桃huā花 peach blossom lí梨huā花 pear blossom xìng杏huā花 apricot blossom yīng樱huā花 cherry blossom yíng迎chūn春huā花 winter jasmine yóu油cài菜huā花 rapeseed flowers; canola blossoms zǐ紫téng藤 wisteria dīng丁xiāng香 lilac ## Flowers for a bouquet méi玫gui瑰 rose bǎi百hé合 lily kāng康nǎi乃xīn馨 carnation yù郁jīn金xiāng香 tulip xiàng向rì日kuí葵 sunflower chú雏jú菊 daisy mǎn满tiān天xīng星 baby's breath (flower) xūn薰yī衣cǎo草 lavender fēng风xìn信zǐ子 hyacinth xiù绣qiú球huā花 hydrangea hú蝴dié蝶lán兰 moth orchid; phalaenopsis zhī栀zi子huā花 gardenia (flower) wù勿wàng忘wǒ我 forget-me-not (flower) pú蒲gōng公yīng英 dandelion qiān牵niú牛huā花 morning glory ## Flower words huā花 flower; blossom huā花duǒ朵 flower; blossom xiān鲜huā花 fresh flowers kāi开huā花 to bloom; to blossom huā花yuán园 garden huā花diàn店 florist's; flower shop huā花yǔ语 language of flowers guó国huā花 national flower huā花wáng王 king of flowers (the peony) ## Flowers in sayings suì岁hán寒sān三yǒu友 three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum) chū出yū淤ní泥ér而bù不rǎn染 to emerge unsullied from the mud; to keep one's integrity in a corrupt setting táo桃huā花yùn运 luck in love tán昙huā花yī一xiàn现 flash in the pan; short-lived jǐn锦shàng上tiān添huā花 to make something good even better; icing on the cake huā花hǎo好yuè月yuán圆 beautiful flowers and full moon; perfect happiness (esp. wishes for a newlywed couple) bì闭yuè月xiū羞huā花 (of a woman) breathtakingly beautiful bǎi百huā花qí齐fàng放 a hundred flowers in bloom; many styles flourishing together zǒu走mǎ马guān观huā花 to gain a superficial understanding from a hurried look xīn心huā花nù怒fàng放 wild with joy; elated chūn春nuǎn暖huā花kāi开 warm spring with flowers in bloom ## What are the four gentlemen in Chinese painting? 梅花 (méihuā, plum blossom), 兰花 (lánhuā, orchid), 竹子 (zhúzi, bamboo) and 菊花 (júhuā, chrysanthemum), painted together as 梅兰竹菊 (méi lán zhú jú). Pine, bamboo and plum are also 岁寒三友 (suìhánsānyǒu, three friends of winter), because they stay green or bloom in the cold. ## What does the lotus mean in Chinese culture? Purity: the lotus grows from mud yet stays clean, which is the saying 出淤泥而不染 (chūyūníérbùrǎn, to emerge unsullied from the mud). 荷花 (héhuā) and 莲花 (liánhuā) are both lotus. ## Which flower means love in Chinese? 玫瑰 (méigui, rose) is the flower of romance, as in English. Peach blossom stands for it too: 桃花运 (táohuāyùn, luck in love) is luck in love. ## What is the king of flowers? 牡丹 (mǔdan, peony), called 花王 (huāwáng, king of flowers). ## Which flowers are for funerals? 白 (bái, white) things and 菊花 (júhuā, chrysanthemums) belong to funerals, so they are not a gift for a visit or a birthday. ## Can’t hear it? Play uses your device’s Mandarin voice. Edge, Chrome and Safari have one; a browser with none plays each character in our recorded voice instead. ## More on flowers - [Chinese gift taboos and superstitions](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/chinese-superstitions) - [Chinese names that mean flower](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-baby-names#meanings) - [Chinese idioms by theme](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-idioms) - [Chinese food names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-food-names) Names, pinyin and meanings from our own dictionary.