40 Chinese Flowers and Their Symbolic Meanings

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Flower Symbolism in China and the Chinese Language of Flowers

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1. Aster (紫菀花): Patience, elegance

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In Chinese culture, azaleas are strongly associated with home, homesickness, and thinking about home.

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3. Baby’s Breath (满天星): Innocence, purity

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Begonia flowers have recently grown increasingly popular in Chinese culture due to their inclusion in the title of a hit Chinese animated series called Big Fish and Begonia.

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40 Chinese Flowers and Their Symbolic Meanings

Flower Symbolism in China and the Chinese Language of Flowers

In China, various flowers are ascribed their own culturally significant symbolic meanings that can carry immense ranges of emotion in a traditional Chinese garden.

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40 Popular Types of Chinese Flowers

1. Aster (紫菀花): Patience, elegance

In Chinese culture, asters (flowers that belong to the Aster genus) generally have a variety of symbolic meanings, including good luck, achievement, a bright future, patience, elegance, and long-distance love.

In Chinese culture, azaleas are strongly associated with home, homesickness, and thinking about home.

2. Azalea (杜鹃花): Passion, womanhood

3. Baby’s Breath (满天星): Innocence, purity

The Chinese name for baby’s breath flowers is similarly poetic to its English epithet as the word can describe either a sky full of stars or puffed, white clouds.

Begonia flowers have recently grown increasingly popular in Chinese culture due to their inclusion in the title of a hit Chinese animated series called Big Fish and Begonia.

4. Begonia (秋海棠): Hidden talents, wealth

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