What does the zodiac mean?

Rats steal food, which proves that "hamsters have surplus food", indicating that this family is rich, and most mice in the family symbolize wealth. Rats have strong reproductive ability and are often regarded as a symbol of reproductive worship. Mothers whose children live in groups jokingly call them "rat fetuses" or "rat bellies".

2. Cattle

Because of Niu Geng, people in China are more and more attached to cows, such as simple and honest, hardworking and unrequited. Lu Xun declared that he would "bow his head and be a willing ox (I would rather be like an old ox in the face of children and let him lead me, I am willing)".

3. Tiger

The tiger is the king of beasts, and the yin and the tiger are in harmony. The word "Yin" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions is like an arrow. The word "Yin" in Shuowen means "the rising of the sun, though frozen soil is on it, will break through the ground (the rising of the sun, though frozen soil is on it, will be defeated)", which is in line with the ferocity of the tiger.

If the cannibalism of bronze tigers in Shang Dynasty reflects the ancient people's fear of tigers, then the tiger brand in the war represents the desire to conquer. When marching, white tiger banners are used, the brave are called "tiger generals", the soldiers are mobilized with tiger symbols, and the weapons are marked with tiger stripes.

4. Rabbit

The legend of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon originated from Lan Mingxun, the son of Huainan, and Chang 'e was accompanied by a jade rabbit in the middle of the month. The rabbit is the symbol of the moon. "Spring and Autumn Sports Pivot" said: "If you miss Ursa major, the moon will produce rabbits (if you miss Ursa major, the moon will produce rabbits)".

There is a poem in Yuefu poetry that "the white rabbit often kneels for the frog nine as medicine". Fu Xuan of the Jin Dynasty sang: "What is there in the moon?" Don't abuse drugs for no reason. What's in the moon? Don't abuse drugs for no reason. )"

5. dragons

The dragon symbolizes getting ahead and being different. Confucius praised Laozi for "riding a dragon for nine days"; Zhuge Liang was called "Mr. Wolong", and Cai Yong was often called "Drunken Dragon" when he was lying drunk in the street. Both parents were ambitious. ...

The auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes were widely spread after the Tang Dynasty, which not only symbolized the power of the queen, the happy combination of husband and wife, but also symbolized the harmony of yin and yang of spirit and material. Dragon and phoenix patterns are the most representative image symbols of the Chinese nation.

6.snakes

Snakes are mostly images of witchcraft and ghosts. Both Nu Wa and Fuxi in China's ancient mythology were snake heads. Fuxi's description of Nu Wa's snake body in Luling Guangdian is also recorded in Di Ben Century, Dao Shi, Lu Ji and Bu San Huang Wu Di.

The stone reliefs of the tombs in the early Eastern Han Dynasty in Junyangying, Nanyang, Henan Province are opposite to each other. The image of Fuxi Nuwa's copulation in the tombs of the Tang Dynasty in Xinjiang shows a copulating snake body below its waist.

7. Horse

As the head of the six beasts, horses are not only used for transportation, but also powerful military equipment. During the Warring States period, the number of horse-drawn chariots, such as "the country of a thousand riders" and "the country of a thousand riders", was used to describe the strength of national strength.

8. sheep

The ancients regarded sheep as "virtuous animals", being kind to others, being kind and courteous. Good sheep, sheep like to live in groups. Kindness means that sheep are kind and have horns but are not good at fighting. Death means that the sheep are quiet when they are slaughtered, so there is the story of "sheep for cattle" in Wang Xuan. Courtesy is the sheep's gratitude, and the sheep's kneeling milk symbolizes filial piety.

9.monkeys

There are many legends about "monkeys are ancestors". "Shan Hai Jing" said: "Its shape is like a Yu arm, and the leopard and tiger are good at throwing, so it's called Jufu (its shape is like an ape arm, and the leopard and tiger are good at throwing, so it's called Jufu)", so it can be seen that the image of Jufu is actually a monkey.

10, chicken

"History of Han Poetry" summarizes the "five virtues" of chickens, "wearing a crown and having culture; Foot stroke far and near, martial arts also; Seeing that the enemy dares to do it is brave; Seeing food calls, righteousness is also; The vigil is not lost, and the letter is also. " So chickens have the nickname of German birds.

1 1, dog

Dogs are the gods of the wind. Oracle Bone Inscriptions contains "The Jade Emperor sealed the dog (translation: the Emperor sealed the dog)"; There are black and white dogs offering sacrifices to Fengshen in Shan Hai Jing. The ancients believed that dogs could keep out the wind, and Custom Justice said, "Heaven is Fengbo, so Xu Bingri is sacrificed to the northwest (Heaven is Fengbo, so Xu Bingri is sacrificed to the northwest)".

Dogs can also be cool. "Mozi" contains "burn black dog skin and raise dust, and the wind will rise (burn black dog skin and raise dust)".

Dog loyalty, legends and reality abound. It is recorded in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio that Huang Er, a Lu Ji in Wei and Jin Dynasties, delivered a letter for his master and died of fatigue. Su Ji Shen's black dragon dog moistened its drunken master with water in the fire, thus surviving.

12, pig

Pigs are known as Wujin. During the patriarchal clan commune, pigs were a symbol of wealth, and there were 36 pig bones buried in Dahezhuang, Linxia. Tapirs are the sacrifices of the lower class people and the word "home".

A pig's fat head and big ears are symbols of good luck. Lao Zi's surname is Li Minger. Shuowen said that "ears are full of people", and Duan Wang commented that "ears are full of people and ears are as big as lead". Yuefu Long song: "Immortal riding has its own hole in the sky, but its hair is short and its ears are long." In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's "earlobe shoulders, hands covering knees".

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