Chinese symbols and their translations
Chinese characters or symbols usually have one or more
meanings and some of them are particularly loved by Chinese people. Here is the top ten
list of the lucky ones. Please note Pinyin is also used here, which is the Chinese
spelling system for the characters. For example, fu is the pinyin for good luck in
Chinese. But fu is only the phonic part of the character and it also represents other
Chinese characters that sound the same.
Fu - Blessing, Good Fortune, Good Luck
Fu is one of the most popular Chinese characters used in Chinese New Year. It is often
posted upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down fu means
good luck came since the character for upsite down in Chinese sounds the same as the
character for came. |
Lu - Prosperity
It used to mean official's salary in feudal China. Fengshui is believed to be the
Chinese way to health, wealth and happiness. If you are interested in Fengshui, you may
check out the book 'The Feng Shui Kit.' |
Shou - Longevity
Shou also means life, age or birthday. |
Xi - Happiness
Double happiness is usually posted everywhere on Chinese weddings. |
Cai - wealth, money
Chinese often say money can make a ghost turn a millstone. It is to say money really can
do a lot of things. Buy Direct |
He - harmonious
'People harmony' is an important part of Chinese culture. When you have harmonious
relations with others, things will be a lot easier for you. |
Ai - love, affection
Don't need to say any more about this one. Just want to point out ai is often used with
'mianzi' together. Aimianzi means 'be concerned about one's face-saving.' |
Mei - beautiful, pretty
The United States of American is called Mei Guo in the short form. Guo means country so
Meiguo is a good name. |
Ji - lucky, auspicious, propitious
Hope all is well. |
De - virtue, moral
De means virtue, moral, heart, mind, and kindness, etc. It is also used in the name for
Germany, i.e., De Guo. |
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