Phonosemantic compound. 玉 represents the meaning and 文 represents the sound.
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全 whole玛 agate stone (simp)环 jade ring or bracelet (simp)玺 imperial (simp)珍 rare珏 pieces瑞 auspicious瑩 lustrous (trad)瑪 Mary (trad)瑰 marvelous璋 jade璧 piece of jade環 ring (trad/jp)璺 Porcelain A Crack璽 imperial signet (trad/jp)莹 luster (simp)鈺 rare treasure (trad)钰 rare (simp)宝 treasure (jp)弄 play with
Historical Evolution
玫
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
玫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
玫 [méi]
(fine jade); see 玫瑰[méiguī]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
玫瑰 [méiguī] #3,579
rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa)
玫瑰花 [méiguīhuā] #14,591
rose
托勒玫 [Tuōlèméi]
Ptolemy or Claudius Ptolemaeus (c. 90-c. 168), Alexandrian Greek astronomer, mathematician and geographer, author of the Almagest 天文學大成|天文学大成
玫瑰念珠 [méiguiniànzhū]
rosary (Catholic prayer beads)
玫瑰战争 [MéiguīZhànzhēng]
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
玫瑰战争 [MéiguīZhànzhēng]
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
玫瑰星云 [méiguīxīngyún]
Rosette nebula NGC 2237
玫瑰星云 [méiguīxīngyún]
Rosette nebula NGC 2237
玫瑰果 [méiguīguǒ]
rose hip
玫瑰茄 [méiguiqié]
roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
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