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The maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. 'beckoning cat') is a common Japanese figurine which is often believed to bring good luck to the owner. In modern times, they are usually made of ceramic or plastic. The figurine depicts a cat, traditionally a calico Japanese Bobtail, with a paw raised in a Japanese beckoning gesture. Chinese people love to use these puns in their daily lives, and it has become an important part of the culture. In particular, people love to take homophonic meanings and connect them as lucky words. For example, during Chinese New Year, there are many lucky words and blessings all around.
Chinese Symbols
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buy紅
red東
east風
wind時
time島
island頭
head園
garden紙
paper見
watch, see假
false, day off, borrow德
moral, virtue黑
black兔
rabbit每
every步
step惠
grace圓
circle實
real龍
dragon龜
turtle, tortoise戰
fight, war繪
picture, painting圖
picture, diagram圍
to surround廣
wide, broad豐
abundant雜
miscellaneous雞
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價
price歸
return, revert廳
hall, office澀
astringent劍
sword權
authority, right贊
praise譯
translate營
camp, battalion齒
teeth櫻
cherry藥
medicine顏
face畫
picture學
learn點
dot, point蟲
insect會
be able to, meeting盜
thief, steal國
country雙
pair觸
contact黃
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Picture a crescent moon and you have a Chinese pictorial symbol of the moon. The first and the second strokes form the outline of the moon. The third and fourth strokes are two horizontal lines within the outline. Remember to make two strokes by relating to the fact that the moon is the second brightest object in the sky.
What is the brightest object in the sky? The sun, of course. The Chinese character for the sun is 日 (rì). It looks like a rectangular outline of the sun with one horizontal line within. Think of it to represent the number one brightest object. When you write this character, make sure it’s tall, not wide and not square. If you write it like this: 曰, with its width greater than its height, then it’s a different character with a different meaning. 曰 (yuē) means “say.” You see this most often in the Analects of Confucius (論語, Lúnyǔ). In this book there are hundreds of sentences the start with 子曰 (zǐ yuē), meaning “Confucius says . . .” The first character 子 (zǐ) represents 孔子 (Kǒngzǐ), which is Confucius.
日 (rì) — The Sun
曰 (yuē) — Say
子曰 (zǐ yuē) means “Confucius says . . .”
論語 (lún yǔ) is Analects of Confucius
月 (yuè) also means month. We will see this character again later.
What happens when you combine the sun and the moon, the brightest and the second brightest objects in our sky, into one character, like this, 明 (míng)? You get a character that means bright or clear!
How about placing two moons next to each other, like this, 朋? 朋 (péng) means friend or companion.