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牡丹
牡丹
(mǔ dan): Peony (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
牡 • mǔ • male (of animals)
mǔ
牡
male (of animals)
丹 • dan • cinnabar; red; pellet; elixir
dan
丹
cinnabar; red; pellet; elixir
4.
How to Use 牡丹 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
株
yī
一
zhū
株
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
neutral
a peony plant
Proper Noun + Noun
with
洛阳
Luò
洛
yáng
阳
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
Noun + Noun
with
花
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
huā
花
neutral
Adjective + Noun
with
国色天香
guó
国
sè
色
tiān
天
xiāng
香
de
的
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
Verb + Object
with
赏
shǎng
赏
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
5.
Example Sentences with 牡丹
zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
duǒ
朵
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
neutral
Luoyang peony
peony flower
formal
Written
peony of peerless beauty and fragrance
formal
admire peonies
。
This is a peony.
huā
花
yuán
园
lǐ
里
de
的
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
kāi
开
de
得
zhèng
正
shèng
盛
，
fēi
非
cháng
常
piào
漂
liang
亮
。
The peonies in the garden are in full bloom and very beautiful.
zhè
这
fú
幅
huà
画
zhōng
中
de
的
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
xǔ
栩
xǔ
栩
rú
如
shēng
生
，
fǎng
仿
fú
佛
néng
能
wén
闻
dào
到
huā
花
xiāng
香
。
The peony in this painting is so lifelike, as if you can smell its fragrance.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
zhī
知
dào
道
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
shì
是
luò
洛
yáng
阳
de
的
shì
市
huā
花
ma
吗
？
Don't you know that the peony is the city flower of Luoyang?
huā
花
yuán
园
lǐ
里
zhǒng
种
le
了
xǔ
许
duō
多
mǔ
牡
dan
丹
，
chūn
春
tiān
天
kāi
开
huā
花
shí
时
hěn
很
piào
漂
liang
亮
。
There are many peonies planted in the garden, and they look beautiful when they bloom in spring.
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 牡丹.
Words with
牡
牡蛎
mǔ lì
oyster
Words with
丹
丹佛
dān fó
Denver (city in USA)
丹麦
dān mài
Denmark
苏丹
sū dān
Sudan (country)
白发丹心
bái fà dān xīn
To remain loyal and dedicated even in old age; a steadfast heart despite aging.
