牡丹 mǔdan Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong
Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong; Mutan township in Pingtung County 屏东县, Taiwan; tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
How to remember 牡丹: 牡 male animal + 丹 cinnabar = Mudan District of Heze City 菏泽市, Shandong.
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How it is used
- The tree peony - 国色天香的牡丹 (guósè-tiānxiāng de mǔdan) the peony of matchless beauty and fragrance.
- A cultural emblem of wealth, rank, and prosperity; Luoyang is its famous home and it is often called 花王 (king of flowers).
- Note the light tone mǔdan; frequent in art, poetry, and auspicious decoration.