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méi guī
HSK 7freq #3964

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méi guī
  1. 1.rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa) (CL:棵[kē])
  2. 2.rose flower (CL:朵[duǒ])

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  1. 1.rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
  2. 2.hybrid roses for ornamental and edible uses
  3. 3.rose (flower) (Classifier: 朵 m)
  4. 4.rose colour
  5. 5.a kind of beautiful jade

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Etymology

Appears to refer to a kind of (red) jade originally, as suggested by the semantic parts of the individual characters and the explanations in Shuowen. Cognate with 梅槐 (“a tree similar to 薔薇”). Other potential cognates include 茅蒐 (máosōu, “a red plant dye; madder”) and 韎韐/韎𱂆 (“red madder-dyed knee covers”).

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