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Kanji Detail for 梅 - "plum, blossom, resilience"
梅
- Meaning
梅 means "plum, blossom, resilience."
Plum - A deciduous tree of the rose family; known for early spring blossoms.
Plum blossom - Symbol of resilience blooming in late winter.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
plum
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
plums; prunes; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Mei
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
plum; prune; surname
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A fruit tree name. Blooms in early spring. Flowers are red or white. White ones with green calyxes are also called 綠萼梅. Leaves grow after flowers. Fruit is sour. Yellow when ripe. From "Book of Documents": "If you make a harmonious soup, you are the salt and plum." Hence later ages called prime ministers 調梅 or 和梅 (balancing the plum). "Book of Odes," Zhou Nan section has "Biao You Mei" (Plums Are Falling), speaking of timely marriage. Hence a woman about to marry is called 摽梅, based on this. | A seasonal period name. In early summer, the southeast coastal areas have monsoon winds changing direction from northwest to southeast. With much water vapor and the ground still cold, it is often humid and rainy. This coincides with plum ripening season. Colloquially called 梅. Also written as 霉.
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