Rose in Chinese (Mandarin): 玫瑰 (méigui)

Use it in a sentence

The characters in 玫瑰

• 玫

  Part of the word for rose. 王 (jade) is on the left.

  8 strokes

• 瑰

  Part of the word for rose; also a precious stone. 王 (jade) is on the left.

  13 strokes

Say 瑰 short and light: méi-gui. A red rose, 红玫瑰 (hóng méigui), is a sign of love.

More examples with 玫瑰

• 玫瑰很香。

  Méigui hěn xiāng.

  Roses smell sweet.

• 玫瑰有刺。

  Méigui yǒu cì.

  Roses have thorns.

How to write 玫瑰 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.