Wednesday 21 August 2013

A Passing Look At Asian Symbol Meanings

By Steve Chung


There are about eighty thousand Chinese symbols or even more. These symbols include every characters, alphabets and signs that have been in use in China for over thousands of years. Only now the use of these symbols has become limited.

The use of these symbols has declined as the Chinese language is developing over the years but they have other uses which are connected to art. The artistic formation of these symbols has eternal aesthetic value and they are acclaimed by the whole world for this reason.

The use of the Chinese symbols in China is as popular as ever. You can notice 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 aim to these symbols which are connected to superstition which is still followed in Chinese culture.

Whatever may be the meaning the physical structure of the traditional symbols from China has special artistic appeal. But when you go to the depth of these symbols you will find that they represent great philosophies which go back in time and are still in use.

The Chinese symbol meanings cover a wide spectrum 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.

This belief may hold true or not is subject to personal faith. As far as Chinese people are concerned the symbols are extremely significant in their life in terms of their beauty as well as their consequences on their life by including them.

To give an example you may find five bats grouped together which is extremely popular in China for good luck. These bats represent five good things in life like wealth, health, love, longevity and virtue. If they are represented in red color they become even more powerful charm.

The sunset symbol is another positive symbol from ancient China which you will find is used widely in Chinese society. The Sun itself is the most potent power and the Yang energy is originated from the sun.

Sun depicts a number of things to the Chinese people. One of the meanings is that sun provides balance 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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