- 根gēn(noun) root; basis; origin; (classifier) for long, slender objects such as sticks, cigarettes, ropesHSK 5
- 结jiē(of plants) to produce (fruit or seeds)HSK 6
- 刺cì(noun) thorn; spine; prickle; (verb) to prick; to stab; to pierce; (verb) to assassinate; to murderHSK 6
- 兰lánorchid; fragrance (especially of orchids); (figurative) moral excellence, noble characterHSK 7-9
- 莱lái(bound form) fallow field; weed (used in place names and plant names)HSK 7-9
- 蒂dì(bound form) stem (of fruit, flower, melon); (bound form) butt (of a cigarette)HSK 7-9
- 大麻dà mámarijuana; hemp (industrial plant used for fiber, seeds, and oil)HSK 7-9
- 花园huā yuángardenHSK 3
- 草cǎograss (the plant or material); straw; draft (of a document); manuscriptHSK 3
- 蕾lěiflower budHSK 7-9
- 玫瑰méi guiroseHSK 5
- 植物zhí wùplant; vegetationHSK 4
- 开放kāi fàng(verb) to bloom, to open (of flowers); (verb) to open (to the public, to the outside world), to open up; (adjective) open-minded, liberal, unrestrained (in attitude or lifestyle)HSK 5
- 茱zhū(bound morpheme) used in 茱萸, dogwood / cornusHSK 7-9
- 卢lúgourd (in compounds such as 葫芦, though 芦 is more common); surname LuHSK 7-9
- 梅méiplum (the fruit or tree); surname MeiHSK 7-9
- 草坪cǎo pínglawnHSK 7-9
- 桑sāng(bound form) mulberry (in compounds such as 桑树, 桑叶, 桑蚕)HSK 7-9
- 鲜花xiān huāfresh flowers; flowers (usually cut flowers)HSK 4
- 薄荷bò hemint (the plant or herb)HSK 7-9
- 种子zhǒng ziseedHSK 5
- 圣诞树Shèng dàn shùChristmas treeHSK 7-9
- 芙fú(bound morpheme) used only in 芙蓉 (fúróng): lotus; hibiscusHSK 7-9
- 莲liánlotus (Nelumbo nucifera); (Buddhism) the Pure Land sectHSK 7-9
- 香草xiāng cǎovanilla (the plant, bean, or flavor); aromatic herb; herbHSK 7-9
- 薇wēia species of fern (Osmunda regalis)HSK 7-9
- 草地cǎo dìlawn; meadow; grasslandHSK 3
- 茉莉mò lìjasmineHSK 7-9
- 园丁yuán dīnggardener; (figurative) teacher (often used in praise)HSK 7-9
- 枝zhī(noun) branch; (classifier) for long, thin, stick-like objects (pens, guns, flowers, branches, etc.)HSK 6
- 百合bǎi hélilyHSK 7-9
- 兰花lán huāorchidHSK 6
- 树叶shù yèleaves (of trees)HSK 7-9
- 叶子yè zileaf; (slang) marijuanaHSK 4
- 花朵huā duǒflowerHSK 6
- 藤téng(botany) vine; climbing plant; rattan (material used for furniture, baskets, walking sticks)HSK 7-9
- 修剪xiū jiǎnto prune; to trim; to clipHSK 7-9
- 向日葵xiàng rì kuísunflowerHSK 7-9
- 种植zhòng zhíto plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivateHSK 5
- 蓬péng(surname) Péng; (in compounds) fluffy, disheveled; (in compounds) vigorous, flourishingHSK 7-9
- 仙人掌xiān rén zhǎngcactusHSK 7-9
- 苑yuàngarden, park; enclosure for raising plants or animals (bound form, used in compounds)HSK 7-9
- 花瓣huā bànpetalHSK 7-9
- 灌木丛guàn mù cóngbush, shrubHSK 7-9
- 茵yīn(bound form) mattress; (fig.) carpet of grass (used in literary phrases)HSK 7-9
- 灌木guàn mùbush; shrubHSK 7-9
- 开花kāi huāto bloom, to blossom (of flowers); (fig.) to burst forth, to split open, to flourishHSK 3
- 茉mòbound morpheme in 茉莉 (jasmine)HSK 7-9
- 海藻hǎi zǎoseaweed; marine algaeHSK 7-9
- 常春藤cháng chūn téngivy (the climbing plant, especially Japanese creeper or Boston ivy); short for the Ivy League (常春藤联盟)HSK 7-9
- 绽放zhàn fàngto blossom, to bloomHSK 7-9
- 菊júchrysanthemum (bound morpheme)HSK 7-9
- 花店huā diànflower shopHSK 7-9
- 玫瑰花méi guī huāroseHSK 7-9
- 木兰Mù lánmagnolia (tree or flower); Mulan (the legendary woman warrior)HSK 7-9
- 花粉huā fěnpollenHSK 7-9
- 莲花lián huālotus flower; lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)HSK 7-9
- 落花làfallen flowersHSK 7-9
- 蔓mánclimbing vines (bound form; appears in compounds like 藤蔓)HSK 7-9
- 菊花jú huāchrysanthemum; (slang) anusHSK 6