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. |
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 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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