1. Plum, blunt cold 斗 snow, , the jade bone ice muscle, the 孤 is high from appreciate; Orchid, elegant 幽 joss-stick, 芳 grass from pity, 洁 body from good; The bamboo, open mind, the stanza, keeps 竿 to fly in the void, high and upright character; The chrysanthemum 凌 frost but glory, the 孤 marks proud character; Landscape, fish 隐 then not current affairs, weak thin fame and wealth.
梅，冲寒斗雪，，玉骨冰肌，孤高自赏；兰，清雅幽香，芳草自怜，洁身自好；竹，虚心，节，直竿凌云，高风亮节；菊凌霜而荣，孤标傲骨；山水、鱼隐则不世事，淡薄名利。