What does the lotus symbolize? Are there many colors of lotus?

1. What does it mean?

1. Nobleness: The lotus is a flower that is deeply loved by people. Since ancient times, there have been poems praising the lotus, such as "On the Love of Lotus", which symbolizes nobleness and holiness. The lotus grows in a relatively dirty environment, growing out of the mud, but the flowers are very delicate and clean, as if they are not stained by the mud. They symbolize purity, not associating with dirty things, and having their own persistence.

2. Friendship: In ancient times, people would pick a lotus flower to remember their old friends, so it can symbolize people’s friendship and express pure friendship.

3. Love: The lotus can also be used to express love. The silk threads of the lotus root are very long and will tug at each other, which can symbolize the emotions of men and women. The phrase "藕断丝连" means that there is still a connection between men and women.

4. Integrity: The lotus is also called Qinglian, which is a homonym of “integrity” in Chinese, so the lotus can also symbolize the integrity of officials, who are incorruptible and have a clean and honest career.

5. Beauty: The lotus is very graceful and beautiful, and can also be used to represent beauty.

2. Are there many colors?

There are many colors of lotus, and it is divided into many varieties, and the colors are also diverse, such as purple, red, white, pink, dark red, purple-red, etc., and there are also many intermediate colors.