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Summary: Discover how to write the word "jasmine" in Chinese symbols with expert tips on flower Chinese characters in this free video language lesson.
"Now let's come to the Chinese word for jasmine, mo li. Both characters are the fourth tone. Mo li or mo li hua is the same for jasmine. As we see that both character contain the grass radical and the lower part of both characters are the pronunciation part. Mo, because this character it's exact pronunciation is mo which means the final, the last. The lower part of the second character is pronounced li, mo li. Ok, mo li is so popular in China, we can find it especially in the jasmine tea. Pay attention to here, there are two horizontal strokes, but the first horizontal should be longer and the second is shorter. If you put the first shorter and the second longer, that would be another different character. So, this is the point that you should pay attention to. Mo li, jasmine."