Meaning
plum flower
Chinese: 梅花。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “mei” becomes a different word in each tone. 梅 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 梅花méi huāplum blossom; clubs ♣ (a suit in card games); (dialect) wintersweet
- 梅子méi ziplum
- 西梅xī méiEuropean plum (Prunus domestica), esp. prune plum; prune; dried prune
- 话梅huà méiplum candy; preserved plum
- 梅红méi hóngpinkish-red (color)
Example Sentence
冬天，梅花在雪中开放。Dōng tiān, méi huā zài xuě zhōng kāi fàng.In winter, plum blossoms bloom in the snow.
冬天Dōng tiānwinter，梅花méi huāplum blossom在zàiat雪xuěsnow中zhōngmiddle开放kāi fàngto bloom。