The word "rose" in Kangxi Dictionary refers to colored stones, especially red stones. Shuowen, which was written earlier than Kangxi Dictionary, includes: "Beauty in stone, beauty in rose, and round pearl." It means that "rose" is the most beautiful of jade and "rose" is the most beautiful of jewelry.

In early poetry, roses were mostly stones. Sima Xiangru's Zi Xu Fu in the Western Han Dynasty said: "Its stone is a ruby rose". Sometimes roses also refer to pearls. There is a saying in Meng Tong's Urgent Articles in the Western Han Dynasty: "A rose urn with a pearl on it." In the Tang Dynasty, Yan Shigu made a note: "Rose, beautiful jade is also named, or if pearls are particularly refined, they are called roses."

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In ancient China, the rose was not the name of a flower at first, but the name of a gem. The word "rose" can be traced back to the ancient book "Buy a Gift and Return the Pearl" by Han Feizi. The wooden box in the story is decorated with roses. Roses here refer to charming gems.

The word "Mei" can be divided into jade and jade, which means jade is radiant. The word "rose" can be divided into jade and ghost, which means fantastic shape. Then, a rose should refer to an unusual and radiant beautiful gem. In fact, the rose was not a flower name at first, but the name of a gem called "Hotch".

The flower language of roses means I love you. Their flowers are bright in color, especially red roses, which give people a warm feeling when they are in full bloom. Roses are flowers that symbolize love, so red roses are endowed with the meaning that I like you and I love you deeply, and are suitable for lovers or lovers.

The meaning of orange rose is gentle and lovely, the flowers are full and plump, and the color is warm orange. From a distance, it looks like a dignified and elegant girl, so the plant is endowed with gentle and lovely flower language, which is suitable for giving orange roses to elegant female friends around to express their appreciation.