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2. List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs - Wikipedia

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   Butterflies. Butterfly/ butterflies. A common motif used in Chinese embroidery and in Chinaware. [12] The butterfly is a symbol of joy and summer. [12] It also implies long life, beauty and elegance. [6] Pair of butterflies. Pair of butterflies embroidered on clothing strengthens the energy of love.

3. Tattooing in China - Wikipedia

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   Tattooing in China. Tattoos (Chinese : 刺青; pinyin : cì qīng) have a long history in China. The Chinese word for tattooing (纹身) means "applying ink to the body". Tattoos are represented in early Chinese texts, including histories, dynastic penal codes, zhiguai xiaoshuo and biji works, and early prose works such as the Shangshu.

4. Bagua - Wikipedia

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   Hakke. The bagua (Chinese : 八卦; pinyin : bāguà; lit. 'eight trigrams') is a set of symbols from China intended to illustrate the nature of reality as being composed of mutually opposing forces reinforcing one another. Bagua is a group of trigrams—composed of three lines, each either "broken" or "unbroken", which represent yin and yang ...

5. List of hexagrams of the I Ching - Wikipedia

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   Other meanings of the symbol: gather, assemble, collect, dense, thick, and collection. It may mean that it's good to get help or advice; for progress it's necessary to persevere. The group needs to be sustained. Its inner (lower) trigram is ☷ (坤 kūn) field = (地) earth, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☱ (兌 duì) open = (澤) swamp.

6. Fulu - Wikipedia

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   Fulu for placement above the primary entrance of one's home, intended to protect against evil. Fulu (traditional Chinese: 符籙; simplified Chinese: 符箓; pinyin: fúlù) are Taoist magic symbols and incantations, [1] [2] translatable into English as 'talismanic script', [a] which are written or painted on talismans called traditional Chinese: 靈符; simplified Chinese: 灵符; pinyin ...

7. Four Symbols - Wikipedia

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   In Taoism, the Four Symbols have been assigned human identities and names. The Azure Dragonis named Meng Zhang (孟章), the Vermilion Birdis called Ling Guang (陵光), the White TigerJian Bing (監兵), and the Black TortoiseZhi Ming (執明). Its Japanese equivalent, in corresponding order: Seiryū(east), Suzaku(south), Byakko(west), Genbu ...

8. Xian (Taoism) - Wikipedia

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   Dìxiān(Chinese: 地仙; pinyin: De xiān) — "Earthly Immortals": When the yin is transformed into the pure yang, a true immortal body will emerge that does not need food, drink, clothing or shelter and is not affected by hot or cold temperatures. Earth immortals do not leave the realm of earth.

9. Shou (character) - Wikipedia

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   Shou. (character) The character for longevity (shòu 壽), that here we can see in one of the highly stylized forms, decorates the four corners of this modern Chinese carpet. Flying red bats surround four shòu characters. Shòu (Chinese: 壽; pinyin: shòu ⓘ) is the Chinese word/character for "longevity".