---
title: "Meihua Meaning: 梅花 (plum blossom) or 美化 (to beautify)?"
description: "梅花 (méihuā) means “plum blossom”. Not the meihua you heard? See 美化. Hear its tones, see what 梅 and 花 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/meihua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 梅花 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

梅花 méihuā

## plum blossom

## It can also mean

- clubs (suit in cards)

## Its characters

1. 梅 méi plum blossom
2. 花 huā flower

## In a sentence

冬天到了，梅花开了。 Winter has come, and the plum blossoms are out.

[More about 梅花](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%A2%85%E8%8A%B1)

## Other words said meihua

- [美化měihuàto beautify](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%BE%8E%E5%8C%96)

## More words with 梅 or 花

- [花瓣 huābàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaban)
- [花朵 huāduǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huaduo)
- [花费 huāfèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafei)
- [花卉 huāhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huahui)
- [花生 huāshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huasheng)
- [花样 huāyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayang)
- [花园 huāyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huayuan)
- [火花 huǒhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huohua)
- [菊花 júhuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/juhua)
- [开花 kāihuā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaihua)

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