| Badger & Magpie |
May you experience great
happiness |
Basket of Fruit or
Flowers |
One of the Eight
Immortals |
| Bats |
Good Luck. 2 Bats
together means double good fortune. 5 Bats means The Five
Blessings: long life, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death |
Butterflies |
With Plum Blossoms
symbolizes Long Life and Beauty. With a Cat means wish to live to
70 or 80 years |
| Bear / Panda |
Man |
Carp |
Advantage or Benefit in
Business |
| Cicada |
Immortality, Life after
Death |
Cock |
Reliability / Red Cock
protects your house from fire |
| Crane |
Longevity. A Pair of
Cranes symbolizes "Long Marriage", as Cranes mate for
life. |
Cricket |
Fighting Spirit |
| Deer |
Riches |
Dove |
Fidelity |
| Dragon |
Male Vigor and
Fertility, also the symbol for The Emperor |
Dragon & Phoenix |
Man and Wife, also the
Symbol for Emperor and Empress. |
| Duck |
Married Bliss |
Duck in Reeds |
May you do well on your
exams |
| Eagle |
Strength |
Eagle on a rock in
Sea |
Hero |
| Elephant |
Strength and Astuteness |
Riding an Elephant |
Happiness |
| Fish |
Wealth |
Fisherman |
One of the 4 Basic
Occupations |
| Goose |
Married Bliss |
Heron with Lotus
Flowers |
May your path be upward |
| Endless Knot |
Long Life without
Setbacks |
Lotus |
Purity |
| Magnolia |
Beautiful Woman |
Onion |
Clever |
| Ox / Water Buffalo |
Coming of Spring |
Peach |
Longevity |
| Peacock |
Dignity and Beauty |
Phoenix |
The Five Human
Qualities: Virtue, Duty, Correct Behavior, Humanity, Reliability |
| Pine Trees |
Longevity,
Steadfastness, and Self-Discipline |
Quail |
Courage |
| Sheep |
Yang...The Male
Principle |
Snake |
The Woman |
| Tiger |
Courage and Bravery |
Tortoise |
Longevity &
Immortality |
| Yin |
The Female Principle |
Yang |
The Male Principle |
