I Ching (Book of Change) Hexagram 55 is named 豐 (fēng), "Abounding". Other variations include "abundance" and "fullness". Its inner trigram is ☲ (離 lí) radiance = (火) fire, and its outer trigram is ☳ (震 zhèn) shake = (雷) thunder.
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chinese symbol, abounding, taoism, abundance, fullness
I Ching (Book of Change) Hexagram 11 is named 泰 (tài), "Pervading". Other variations include "peace" and "greatness". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☰, force/heaven, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷, field/earth.
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daoist philosophy, greatness, peace, i ching, taoism
I Ching (Book of Change) Hexagram #15 is named 謙 (qiān), "Humbling". Other variations include "modesty". Its inner (lower) trigram is ☶, bound/mountain, and its outer (upper) trigram is ☷, field/earth.
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daoist philosophy, chinese symbol, humble, daoism, modesty
Constructed Chinese characters, in which a phrase is mashed together to form a word, is quite a common fixture in Chinese shops, mostly to bring luck or money. The most common of these is probably "招財進寶" or "Bring in wealth and prosperity" (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year).
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asian, caligraphy, chinese character, chinese new year, kanji
The character Fú meaning "fortune" or "good luck" is represented both as a Chinese ideograph, but also at times pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms.
Adding English "good luck" in it makes it twice the fortune!
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chinese new year, good luck charm, chinese, chinese character, typography
The character Fú meaning "fortune" or "good luck" is represented both as a Chinese ideograph, but also at times pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms.
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lucky charm, chinese new year, good luck charm, good luck symbol, fortune
Chinese character "luck" in 24 caligraphy styles! Wish you all the luck in the world!
The character Fú meaning "fortune" or "good luck" is represented both as a Chinese ideograph, but also at times pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms.
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caligraphy, chinese, chinese character, fortune, hanzi
Chinese character "luck" in 24 caligraphy styles! Wish you all the luck in the world!
The character Fú meaning "fortune" or "good luck" is represented both as a Chinese ideograph, but also at times pictorially, in one of its homophonous forms.
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calligraphy, chinese, chinese character, fortune, hanzi