{"id":4491,"date":"2026-10-12T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2026-10-12T09:39:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T09:39:32","slug":"imi-betsu-chugoku-symbol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/ja\/chinese-symbols-by-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"\u610f\u5473\u5225\u306b\u898b\u308b\u4e2d\u56fd\u306e\u8c61\u5fb4\uff1a\u9858\u3044\u3001\u4fa1\u5024\u89b3\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4491\" class=\"elementor elementor-4491\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc18d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"adc18d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e01c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e01c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quick Answer: How Can You Find a Chinese Symbol by Meaning?<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"p1\">Find Chinese symbols by meaning by starting with the wish or value you want to express, then choosing a written word, traditional image, or symbolic object that suits the occasion.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Blessings and prosperity:<\/strong> Separate general good fortune from material wealth and career achievement.<\/li><li><strong>Life and relationships:<\/strong> Distinguish longevity, affection, marriage, and family continuity.<\/li><li><strong>Values and beliefs:<\/strong> Identify moral character, philosophical ideas, and religious meanings.<\/li><li><strong>Context first:<\/strong> Check the period, object, companion motifs, and intended audience.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">These associations communicate cultural wishes or values. They do not guarantee wealth, health, protection, or another real-world outcome.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 190px; top: 88.793px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06679af e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06679af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af274a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af274a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Chinese symbolism offers several ways to express a similar idea, but the choices are rarely interchangeable. This guide works backward from meaning to suitable candidates. For the broader explanation of how images acquire associations, begin with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-symbols-and-meanings\/\">Chinese symbols and meanings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Chinese Symbols by Meaning: A Quick Lookup<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Use this table to shortlist a meaning, rather than to assign every image a permanent definition. The written expressions include ordinary vocabulary as well as established decorative emblems. The images require the conditions in the final column; their more precise differences follow below.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%; max-height:800px;\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Intended meaning<\/th>\n<th>Written expression<\/th>\n<th>Candidate image or object<\/th>\n<th>Appropriate context or limit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Good fortune and blessings<\/td>\n<td>Fu (\u798f, f\u00fa), blessing<\/td>\n<td>Bats; Ruyi (\u5982\u610f, r\u00fay\u00ec), wishes fulfilled<\/td>\n<td>Festive decoration or congratulatory gifts; broader than money<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wealth and abundance<\/td>\n<td>\u8d22 (c\u00e1i), wealth; \u5bcc (f\u00f9), rich or abundant<\/td>\n<td>Yuanbao (\u5143\u5b9d, yu\u00e1nb\u01ceo), ingots; fish<\/td>\n<td>Business or New Year wishes; fish can suggest surplus beyond cash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Longevity and wellbeing<\/td>\n<td>Shou (\u5bff\/\u58fd, sh\u00f2u), longevity; \u5b89\u5eb7 (\u0101nk\u0101ng), wellbeing<\/td>\n<td>Peaches, pine, cranes<\/td>\n<td>Birthday or elder-focused art; not a promise of health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Love and marriage<\/td>\n<td>\u7231\/\u611b (\u00e0i), love; Double Happiness (\u56cd, x\u01d0)<\/td>\n<td>Paired mandarin ducks<\/td>\n<td>Affection and weddings need different expressions; Double Happiness is a wedding emblem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Family continuity<\/td>\n<td>\u5bb6 (ji\u0101), family or home; \u5b50\u55e3 (z\u01d0s\u00ec), offspring<\/td>\n<td>Pomegranates<\/td>\n<td>Descendant wishes in traditional family contexts; not a modern requirement to have children<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peace and protective wishes<\/td>\n<td>\u5e73\u5b89 (p\u00edng\u2019\u0101n), safety or wellbeing<\/td>\n<td>Vases, guardian lions; Changming Suo (\u957f\u547d\u9501, ch\u00e1ngm\u00ecng su\u01d2), longevity locks<\/td>\n<td>Vase wordplay and protective folk beliefs are different mechanisms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Strength and moral character<\/td>\n<td>\u529b (l\u00ec), strength; \u52c7 (y\u01d2ng), courage<\/td>\n<td>Bamboo, plum, pine<\/td>\n<td>Moral analogy in literary art; not every plant image is a blessing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Achievement and rank<\/td>\n<td>Lu (\u7984\/\u797f, l\u00f9), emolument; \u529f\u540d (g\u014dngm\u00edng), scholarly or official achievement<\/td>\n<td>Carp at the Dragon Gate; crane rank badges<\/td>\n<td>Aspirational imagery differs from a regulated sign of office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Balance and complementarity<\/td>\n<td>Yin-yang (\u9634\u9633, y\u012bny\u00e1ng)<\/td>\n<td>Taijitu (\u592a\u6781\u56fe, t\u00e0ij\u00edt\u00fa), the Great Ultimate diagram<\/td>\n<td>Philosophical context; not a simple good-versus-evil division<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Buddhist purity and awakening<\/td>\n<td>No single word covers every doctrine<\/td>\n<td>Lotus; Endless Knot (\u76d8\u957f, p\u00e1nch\u00e1ng); Dharma Wheel (\u6cd5\u8f6e, f\u01cel\u00fan)<\/td>\n<td>Check the specific emblem, religious setting, and complete composition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Do You Need a Chinese Character or a Cultural Motif?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Chinese characters, or Hanzi (\u6c49\u5b57, h\u00e0nz\u00ec), are units of writing. Some also function as decorative emblems, but that does not turn the entire writing system into a collection of lucky signs. A character provides linguistic meaning; a pictured animal or object communicates through associations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For example, written love and a pair of mandarin ducks can both appear in relationship-themed designs. The word may express romantic, familial, or general affection. The birds have a more particular marital association when used on wedding objects. Choosing between them requires knowing which relationship you mean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some English ideas need a complete Chinese word. Hope is \u5e0c\u671b (x\u012bw\u00e0ng), and freedom is \u81ea\u7531 (z\u00ecy\u00f3u); selecting just one component can change the intended message. Likewise, \u751f (sh\u0113ng) and \u6b7b (s\u01d0) relate to life and death, while \u751f\u547d (sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng) and \u6b7b\u4ea1 (s\u01d0w\u00e1ng) may be more appropriate in a particular phrase. Translation depends on usage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Simplified \u7231 and traditional \u611b are forms of the same character, not competing symbols. The guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-character-symbols\/\">Chinese character symbols<\/a> explains how written emblems differ from ordinary vocabulary and combined forms.<\/p>\n<h2>Good Fortune, Wealth and Success: What Is the Difference?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A general blessing, a wish for prosperity, and a sign of official achievement answer different needs.<\/p>\n<h3>Good Fortune and Blessings<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/fu-symbol-meaning\/\">Fu symbol<\/a> expresses a favorable or fortunate life. Its range includes blessings and flourishing circumstances, so translating it only as money misses much of its meaning. It suits a general congratulatory message when no narrower wish is intended.<sup>[1]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bats supply a pictorial alternative through sound: \u8760 (f\u00fa), the second character in the Chinese word for bat, sounds like \u798f. Ruyi works differently. Its name means \u201cas wished,\u201d making the object suitable for a wish that things go according to the recipient\u2019s hopes.<sup>[4][5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a birthday gift, either can gain a more specific theme from accompanying longevity imagery. That added meaning comes from the composition; a lone bat does not automatically express every possible blessing.<\/p>\n<h3>Wealth and Abundance<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">For an explicitly material wish, \u8d22 is more direct than Fu. \u5bcc means wealthy or abundant; in \u5bcc\u8d35 (f\u00f9gu\u00ec), wealth and honor, \u8d35 contributes the status or distinction. A prosperous life and a prestigious position can overlap without being identical.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yuanbao imagery draws on historical gold or silver currency. A decorative ingot borrows that tangible association with wealth; its shape does not make the decoration money.<sup>[2]<\/sup>  Coins can perform a similar visual role through their familiar monetary function.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/fish-symbolism-chinese-culture\/\">Fish symbolism<\/a> often uses another route: \u9c7c (y\u00fa), fish, sounds like \u4f59 (y\u00fa), surplus. In New Year decoration, that can express having more than enough, rather than a narrowly financial target.<sup>[4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Choose the emphasis that fits the message: material prosperity for a business celebration, or a broader wish for household plenty.<\/p>\n<h3>Success, Achievement and Rank<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/carp-koi-symbolism-chinese-culture\/\">carp at the Dragon Gate<\/a> provides an image of difficult achievement. The traditional transformation story became associated with success in examinations and advancement. In an educational congratulation, it can communicate aspiration and perseverance; it does not predict an exam result.<sup>[4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A rank badge has a different function. In the Qing dress system, a crane identified the first civil rank. The nineteenth-century badge in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 30.75.980, combines silk embroidery with pearls, coral, and glass beads.<sup>[6]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Its crane primarily communicates an institutional category. Reading it as a general wish for promotion would overlook the garment\u2019s regulated purpose. Conversely, a modern carp design can borrow the achievement theme without proving that its wearer holds office. Formal status needs evidence about the historical dress system.<\/p>\n<h2>Longevity and Wellbeing<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Shou addresses long life. A wish for \u5065\u5eb7 (ji\u00e0nk\u0101ng), health, or wellbeing is related but does not say exactly the same thing. In choosing a birthday motif, ask whether the emphasis is longevity, comfort, affection, or a more general blessing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Peaches have a long-life association through the Queen Mother of the West\u2019s mythic peaches of immortality. Pine suggests enduring vitality, and cranes appear in immortal and longevity imagery. These are cultural associations rather than evidence that the depicted plants or birds grant an extended lifespan.<sup>[15]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Companion motifs help decide the reading. A crane beside pine in a birthday composition supports a longevity theme; the crane on a Qing civil-official badge belongs to the rank system already described. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/crane-symbolism-chinese-culture\/\">Crane symbolism<\/a> includes both contexts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a gift to an elder, a clear birthday setting makes the long-life wish easier to understand. The same bird in an uninscribed landscape may instead belong to an observed scene or poetic subject.<\/p>\n<h2>Love, Marriage and Family Continuity<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Affection, marital harmony, and descendants are related family themes, but they should not be treated as synonyms.<\/p>\n<h3>Love and Marital Harmony<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">The written character for love can express affection without specifying marriage. Double Happiness combines two \u559c (x\u01d0), joy, forms into a wedding emblem. It is not the traditional version of \u559c, and ordinary \u559c is not restricted to weddings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/mandarin-ducks-meaning\/\">Mandarin ducks<\/a> offer a pictorial marital association. A late fifteenth- to early sixteenth-century cloisonn\u00e9 dish in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 2011.111, pairs the birds with lotuses. The combination is read as conjugal harmony.<sup>[7]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">That reading reflects cultural ideas about fidelity, not an ornithological claim that every pair remains together for life. Two unidentified birds, or ducks in a natural scene, need further context before receiving a marriage interpretation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a general declaration of affection, the word love may fit better. For wedding decoration, Double Happiness makes the occasion explicit; a suitable paired-bird composition can express the relationship wish more indirectly.<\/p>\n<h3>Descendants and Family Continuity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u5bb6 refers to family or home. It does not automatically carry the more specific wish for many descendants. That theme is often expressed through fruit imagery, especially a pomegranate showing its numerous seeds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The eighteenth-century agate Pomegranates in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 02.18.887, illustrates the association with multiple sons continuing the family line. Its interpretation connects seeds and sons through the sound zi.<sup>[8]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The historical preference for sons belongs to a particular family and social context. A modern explanation can acknowledge it while using \u201cdescendants\u201d or \u201cfamily continuity\u201d for a broader reading. It should not impose a fertility expectation on the recipient.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/pomegranate-symbolism-chinese-culture\/\">Pomegranate symbolism<\/a> is therefore especially dependent on occasion. A family-themed ornament may suit some celebrations, while a different symbol could better express affection without a descendant wish.<\/p>\n<h2>Peace, Safety and Protective Traditions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The English word \u201cpeace\u201d covers meanings that Chinese often distinguishes. \u5e73\u5b89 emphasizes safety or wellbeing; \u548c\u5e73 (h\u00e9p\u00edng) can refer to peaceful relations or the absence of war; \u548c (h\u00e9) expresses harmony or accord in suitable contexts. A whole phrase is often clearer than choosing one character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A vase can suggest a peaceful-life wish because \u74f6 (p\u00edng), vase, sounds like \u5e73. A jadeite vase dated 1900\u201340, Asian Art Museum object B68J6, is interpreted through this wordplay.<sup>[5]<\/sup>  That does not make every vessel a symbol of international peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Guardian lions and longevity locks belong to protective traditions. Lions at entrances evoke guardianship; the child\u2019s lock-shaped ornament expresses a family\u2019s hope for safety and long life.<sup>[3][4]<\/sup>  These beliefs explain the images without establishing physical protection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a child\u2019s gift, cultural meaning does not establish wearing safety. Infant necklaces and detachable parts can pose strangulation and choking risks.<sup>[14]<\/sup>  A keepsake can carry the family wish without being worn by a baby.<\/p>\n<h2>Strength, Resilience and Moral Character<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A word such as \u52c7 directly names courage. A plant image conveys character through analogy, which is especially relevant to literary and scholarly art.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/bamboo-symbolism-chinese-culture\/\">Bamboo symbolism<\/a> includes uprightness, humility, and tenacity. Fu Shuda\u2019s 1940s ink painting Bamboo on rock, Ashmolean object LI2022.401, offers a concrete example: its interpretation emphasizes those qualities and tentatively relates the work to a poem about bamboo growing from rock.<sup>[9]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/plum-blossom-meaning\/\">Plum blossom<\/a> can express perseverance through flowering in cold conditions. Together, pine, bamboo, and plum form the Three Friends of Winter (\u5c81\u5bd2\u4e09\u53cb, su\u00ech\u00e1n s\u0101ny\u01d2u), associated with endurance in adversity.<sup>[4]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Such images suit a message about integrity or resilience, but a painting can also prioritize season, brushwork, or a personal literary reference. Its inscription matters. Nor does a dragon or tiger automatically translate as \u201cstrength\u201d in every setting: the same creature may have a religious, narrative, or status-related role.<\/p>\n<h2>Which Meanings Depend on Philosophy or Religion?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Philosophical diagrams and devotional emblems have meanings that a general \u201cgood luck\u201d label cannot adequately explain.<\/p>\n<h3>Balance and Complementarity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yin-yang describes interacting, complementary relationships and patterns of change in Chinese thought. It is shared across philosophical traditions, including Daoist and Confucian contexts, rather than belonging exclusively to one school.<sup>[10]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The familiar black-and-white Taijitu can express that relational idea. It should not be reduced to good battling evil, or to two completely independent forces. \u201cBalance\u201d is a useful starting gloss when it retains interaction and change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a modern design, explain whether the diagram references a philosophical tradition or a personal idea of harmony. The designer\u2019s interpretation may be meaningful, but it is not automatically a complete account of the historical concept. A diagram alone also does not establish a promised effect on health or fortune.<\/p>\n<h3>Purity, Compassion and Awakening<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">In Buddhist art, the lotus commonly expresses purity; the Endless Knot can refer to continuity, dependent origination, and the Buddha\u2019s wisdom and compassion; the Dharma Wheel represents Buddhist teaching.<sup>[11][12]<\/sup>  Their meanings are related, not interchangeable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">These emblems belong within the Eight Auspicious Symbols (\u516b\u5409\u7965, b\u0101 j\u00edxi\u00e1ng). An eighteenth-century Chinese Sutra Cover with Eight Buddhist Treasures, Metropolitan Museum of Art object 2012.559, shows the emblems on lotus supports with ribbons. The identifiable group and the object\u2019s purpose establish a Buddhist context.<sup>[13]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/lotus-meaning-chinese-culture\/\">lotus imagery<\/a> also appears in secular art. Likewise, the Endless Knot is one particular emblem, whereas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-knot-meaning\/\">Chinese knotting<\/a> encompasses many forms and uses. Religious attribution requires the surrounding composition or other evidence, rather than just a flower or an interlaced line.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do Motifs Combine Into Complete Wishes?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">A combination can express a more precise message than its individual elements. Check quantities and companion images before naming the complete wish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Five bats can represent the Five Blessings (\u4e94\u798f, w\u01d4f\u00fa). With a longevity character or peaches, they contribute to a combined blessing-and-long-life theme. The Qianlong-period plate B60P1707 in the Asian Art Museum has five peaches and three bats on the front, then three peaches and two bats on the back: eight peaches and five bats altogether. The eight peaches also evoke the Eight Immortals (\u516b\u4ed9, b\u0101xi\u0101n). A front photograph alone leaves the blessing count incomplete.<sup>[5]<\/sup> <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Three Abundances (\u4e09\u591a, s\u0101n du\u014d) commonly combine Buddha\u2019s Hand citron, peach, and pomegranate for blessings, longevity, and descendants.<sup>[4]<\/sup>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/buddhas-hand-citron-symbolism\/\">Buddha\u2019s Hand citron<\/a> contributes to that grouped message rather than representing the whole formula by itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A fruit or bat can still have its own association. Identifying one component, however, is not sufficient to name the complete combination. Historical variants also need their own object evidence.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Choose or Interpret a Chinese Symbol by Meaning<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Define the message and occasion:<\/strong> Decide whether you mean a general blessing, marriage, long life, courage, prosperity, or something else. Identify the recipient and purpose; a wedding emblem will not express every kind of affection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose writing or imagery:<\/strong> Use a complete word or phrase when linguistic precision matters. Choose a motif when an indirect decorative association suits the setting. Check what any inscription actually says.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Inspect the whole design:<\/strong> Count elements and examine companions, borders, and the reverse. A single flower, bird, or fragment may not disclose the larger theme. The guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinaculturepro.com\/chinese-patterns-and-motifs\/\">Chinese patterns and motifs<\/a> explains how layout changes interpretation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Verify the specific context:<\/strong> Compare a museum record, reliable dictionary, or appropriate cultural study with the object\u2019s period and use. Separate documented meaning from a modern designer\u2019s explanation or sales claim.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\">For a tattoo, public logo, or permanent inscription, have a competent reader check the complete wording and form, including possible mirroring. Religious and community-specific imagery also needs an audience-sensitive interpretation.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs About Chinese Symbols by Meaning<\/h2>\n<h3>Are Chinese Symbols the Same as Chinese Characters?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. Chinese characters belong to a writing system; cultural symbols also include images, objects, and patterns. Some characters function as decorative emblems, but an ordinary written word does not automatically carry a traditional auspicious role.<\/p>\n<h3>Which Chinese Symbol Means Good Luck?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Fu is a common written choice for blessing or good fortune. Bats and Ruyi can convey related wishes through different cultural associations. The best fit depends on the occasion and intended message; displaying a symbol does not guarantee luck.<\/p>\n<h3>What Is the Difference Between Love and Double Happiness?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u7231 expresses love or affection broadly. \u56cd, Double Happiness, is a combined wedding emblem associated with marital celebration. It is neither a general substitute for every kind of love nor the traditional-script form of the single character \u559c.<\/p>\n<h3>Are All Chinese Symbols Auspicious?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">No. An image or written form may communicate official rank, moral character, religious meaning, or a narrative. It may also serve mainly as decoration. Identifying a familiar motif is only the beginning; the object\u2019s context determines its function.<\/p>\n<h3>Can One Chinese Symbol Have More Than One Meaning?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes. A crane can contribute to a longevity wish in birthday art, while on a Qing rank badge it identifies the first civil rank. Period, medium, inscription, and companion motifs help establish which association applies to a particular work.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">[1] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.concised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=6421&amp;la=1&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fu<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[2] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.concised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=44702&amp;la=1&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yuanbao<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[3] Ministry of Education, Taiwan. <a href=\"https:\/\/dict.revised.moe.edu.tw\/dictView.jsp?ID=123560&amp;la=1&amp;powerMode=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Changming Suo<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[4] Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/asia-archive.si.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/LP23WS1-Symbolism-in-Cloisonne-FA3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Selected Illustrated Guide to Common Chinese Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[5] SFO Museum and Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfomuseum.org\/exhibitions\/hidden-meanings-symbolism-chinese-art-collections-asian-art-museum-san-francisco-chong\/gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hidden Meanings: Symbolism in Chinese Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[6] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/60388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rank badge with crane<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[7] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/76550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dish with mandarin ducks and lotuses<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[8] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/44149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pomegranates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[9] Ashmolean Museum. <a href=\"https:\/\/jameelcentre.ashmolean.org\/collection\/6980\/16169\/0\/23141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bamboo on rock<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[10] Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. <a href=\"https:\/\/iep.utm.edu\/yinyang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yinyang (Yin-yang)<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[11] ChinaCulture.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.chinaculture.org\/focus\/focus\/60PLT\/2011-04\/29\/content_412837_3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eight Sacred Buddhist Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[12] ChinaCulture.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.chinaculture.org\/focus\/focus\/60PLT\/2011-04\/29\/content_412837_4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eight Sacred Buddhist Symbols<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[13] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/78284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sutra Cover with Eight Buddhist Treasures<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[14] U.S. Food and Drug Administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/consumers\/consumer-updates\/safely-soothing-teething-pain-infants-and-children\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safely Soothing Teething Pain in Infants and Children<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[15] The Metropolitan Museum of Art. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/essays\/longevity-in-chinese-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Longevity in Chinese Art<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u795d\u798f\u3084\u5bcc\u304b\u3089\u611b\u3001\u9577\u5bff\u3001\u52c7\u6c17\u307e\u3067\u3001\u610f\u5473\u304b\u3089\u4e2d\u56fd\u306e\u30b7\u30f3\u30dc\u30eb\u3092\u63a2\u305b\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6587\u5b57\u3001\u56f3\u50cf\u3001\u6587\u8108\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u89e3\u91c8\u3092\u5f62\u3065\u304f\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chinese-symbols-meanings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 5.0.3 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find Chinese symbols by meaning, from blessings and wealth to love, longevity and courage. 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