The invention relates to a coating technique of imitated scented rosewood. The coating technique comprises the following steps: 1) veneer pretreatment; 2) decorative design drawing with potassium permanganate; 3) treatment with sodium hydroxide; 4) dyeing; 5) porefilling and coloring; 6) brushing with primer; 7) clear coating; and 8) wood final treatment. The coating technique has the advantages that 1) monopetalanthus has luster, crisscross lines, fine and uniform structure, intermediate strength, high rotary cutting performance, corrosion resistance and the like, and is easy to process; 2) the color is bright and full, the imitation chroma difference is small, the dyeing is strong, an extremely small color difference exists between the scented rosewood and the dalbergia odorifera, and the destructive effect on wood is extremely small; 3) the device requirement is low, the operation is easy, the controllability is high, the production cost is low, and the imitated scented rosewood canbe used for large-scale industrial production, and has a good actual application prospect; 4) sandalwood is added on the basis of imitating rosewood color to bring smell enjoyment; and 5) healthy andenvironmental-friendly natural dye is selected to meet the current requirement on environmental-friendly and green ecology.