《礼记·曲礼上》云“:博闻强记而让,敦善行而不殆,谓之君子。”君子,指品行高洁的人。而“花中四君子”梅、兰、竹、菊以其幽芳逸致、风骨清高、不媚俗、不染秽的特点,也堪当君子之名。历代文人墨客、隐逸君子对它们赏识有加、推崇备至,常以其自比,喻高风亮节、清雅淡泊的品质 “Book of Rites song ceremony on the” cloud “: Bo Wen Kee Kee and let, Dun Shan is good, and that is a gentleman.” Gentleman, refers to the noble behavior of people. The “Four in the Flower” plum, blue, bamboo, chrysanthemum with its elegant fragrance, style, high, not vulgar, unblemished features, but also worthy of the name of a gentleman. Scholars of ancient literati, secluded gentlemen praised them, praised and prepared them, and often used their own comparisons to describe the elegant and indifferent qualities.