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Thursday, 29 August 2013

Significant Facts About Oriental Symbols Meanings

By Steve Chung


The set of Chinese symbols consists of an vast number of symbols that goes over the count of eighty thousand. This assortment includes all Chinese characters, signs and alphabets that have been used for thousands of years. With regards to the Chinese symbols per se, their use has become highly restricted in modern times.

Since the Chinese language has evolved over time the use of the symbols has declined. Nevertheless the symbols serve another purpose and that is related to the arts. The physical form of the ancient Chinese symbols seems to have a timeless aesthetic appeal which has earned them world wide fame.

The use of the Chinese symbols in China is as popular as ever. You can see them in many places especially in expressions of art and architecture. The Chinese people are using these symbols to mark their products like kitchenware etc. There is another purpose to these symbols which are connected to superstition which is still followed in Chinese culture.

The creation of Chinese symbols is done in such an artistic manner that they look extremely appealing irrespective of their meaning. But essentially each Chinese symbol has a deep and profound meaning behind it along with its traditional use and history.

The Chinese symbol meanings cover a wide range of meanings ranging from the most positive to the extremely negative. The traditional belief is that by including positive Chinese symbols in your life you can expect good thing to come your way. They truly believed that these symbols had the power to attract good fortune.

The legitimacy of this claim is subject to personal belief and faith. For the Chinese the symbols hold great significance both in terms of their beautiful physical forms as well as their meaning and the consequences that incorporating these symbols into your life can have.

The traditional Chinese symbol that represents five bats collected together is one of the most popular motifs known as the five good fortunes. The five elements represent wealth, health, love, longevity and virtue. When used with the color red this symbol is considered to be even more powerful.

Another popular symbol is the sunset symbol which appears in many places in contemporary Chinese society. For the Chinese the sun is the most portent symbol and is also taken as the source of Yang energy.

Sun represents a number of things to the Chinese people. One of the meanings is that sun provides stability to the society which has its roots in popular ancient legends. Other than this sun is also the source of energy and purification and is therefore highly respected by the Chinese.




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