méi
玫
a type of jade
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
a type of jade
literaryThis character is rarely used alone and typically appears in the compound word '玫瑰' (méi guī, rose).
Méi玫
，
yù玉
shí石
yě也
。
Mei is a type of jade.
Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
méi玫
wéi为
ruì瑞
yù玉
。
Ancient books record that mei is an auspicious jade.
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Zhè这
kuài块
méi玫
yù玉
sè色
zé泽
wēn温
rùn润
。
This piece of mei jade has a warm and smooth color.
Méi玫
shí石
suī虽
měi美
，
què却
shǎo少
rén人
shí识
。
Although mei stone is beautiful, few people recognize it.
Xiàn现
dài代
hěn很
shǎo少
dān单
dú独
shǐ使
yòng用
'
méi玫
'
zì字
lái来
zhǐ指
yù玉
shí石
。
In modern times, the character 'mei' is rarely used alone to refer to jade.