The rose was not a flower name at first, but a kind of gourmet gem.

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

In earlier poems, roses were mostly stones. In Sima Xiangru's Zi Xu Fu in the Western Han Dynasty, it was said: "Its stone is a red jade rose". Sometimes roses also refer to pearls. In the book "Urgent Articles" written by Tong Meng in the Western Han Dynasty, there is a saying: "A rose urn with a pearl on it." In the Tang Dynasty, Yan Shigu made a note: "Rose, beautiful jade is also named, or it is said that those who are especially refined in pearls are called roses."

Expand the knowledge as follows:

At the beginning of ancient China, the rose was not the name of a flower, but the name of a gem. The word "rose" can be traced back to the earliest ancient book from Han Feizi's "Buying a Gift to Return the Pearl". The wooden box in the story is decorated with roses. Roses here refer to glamorous gems.

The word "Mei" can be divided into jade and jade, which means that jade is radiant. The word "rose" can be divided into jade and ghost, which means that the shape is fantastic. 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, which is called "Huoqi".

The flower language of roses means I love you, and their flowers are brightly colored, especially red roses, which give people a feeling of enthusiasm when they bloom, and roses belong to the flowers that symbolize love, so red roses are endowed with the meanings of I like you and I love you deeply, and are suitable for lovers or lovers.

The meaning of orange rose is gentle and lovely. Its 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.