The four qualities of a scholar’s ??character are those of the four gentlemen: plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The qualities of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are respectively: proud, quiet, strong and light. Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums dominate spring, summer, autumn and winter, and Chinese literati regard them as the "Four Gentlemen", which reflects the literati's perception of the order of time and the meaning of life. It has become a symbol of the Chinese people's sense of things and their fascination with the realm of aesthetic personality. Its characteristic is to constantly strive for self-improvement. Outside Tsinghua University, it is indifferent and does not flatter the world.

Four six-character poems about plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum

Lan:

How many souls can be purified? How many lives are pure? A faint wisp of fragrance brings a curtain of dreams.

Mei:

Looking back at the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, the people are cold, the ground is freezing and the weather is cold. There is a vast expanse of white snow, and a red plum blossom stands alone.

Bamboo:

Be humble about the merits and demerits of the past, and be proud of the frost and snow in the severe winter. Live a life of tranquility and indifference, and a life of high moral integrity.

Ju:

I would like to ask all the beauties in the world, who dares to laugh at my arrogance? Not blooming for spring, but blooming for autumn.