It is neither 6 nor 8. What is the most auspicious number in traditional culture?

Since ancient times, whether in China or abroad, people have a certain number addiction, thinking that some numbers are auspicious and some are unlucky.

For example, in China, "4" is considered a bad number because it is homophonic with "death". People don't want the word "4" to appear in their mobile phone numbers, license plates or even house numbers. Both "6" and "8" are considered lucky numbers, because "6" stands for "good luck" and "8" is homophonic, which means "getting rich", so many people like the numbers 6 and 8 on their mobile phone numbers and license plates.

In Europe and America, "9" and "13" are considered unlucky numbers. In their country, high-rise buildings in many places don't have 13 floors, and most of them are replaced by 12A. Apple's mobile phone also directly skipped the "9" generation and released iPhone X (12A).

In fact, with the changes of the times and people's cognition, this "number addiction" will also change. For example, in ancient China, in traditional culture, the most auspicious numbers were not 6 and 8. What is that? Don't worry, let's continue.

There are many words related to numbers in Tao Te Ching: "If you get one in the past, it will clear up;" Land is better than land; God got a soul; The valley is beneficial, and everything has spirit; Hou Wang thinks the sky is just right. "

In traditional culture, the number "one" is supreme, because it represents the beginning, the origin and the source of all things. "One life is two, two lives are three, and three lives are all things." Only one person can have everything, and only one person can get everything.

The words related to "one" are mostly good words, such as "one ninth, one thousandth, one life, one heart and one mind".

In the eyes of the ancients, the number "two" represents two ones, and "one life two" often represents a division. For example, the history book says that "there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters", which means that there are no two suns in the sky, so there can be no two kings in the world. As the saying goes, "One mountain can't accommodate two tigers".

Therefore, the word "er" is somewhat derogatory. In the modern context, we describe a person as dull and call him "er". Monk Zhang Er and peddler are also some negative words.

As for "three", it represents three "ones" in traditional culture. When it comes to three, the whole world suddenly becomes wider, because "three things are born" and three is an auspicious and beautiful number second only to one. In the Book of Changes, "Three Represents" Heaven, Earth and Man ",and most idioms related to" Three "have positive significance.

The number "four" has been mentioned above, so I won't list it here. In a word, this number has never been a "very popular" number.

"Five" generally appears in pairs with "three", giving birth to everything, which is divided into five elements, such as three emperors and five emperors, three mountains and five mountains, three cardinal guides and five permanents, and so on.

As for the number "nine", it is a bit complicated. After Yu Wang ruled the world, he was divided into Kyushu and cast Jiuding as a town, so Nine was generally related to the world. Nine appearances still take five, and the number of "nine" is Yang in the Book of Changes; Five, five. The ninth five-year plan is in the sky, just look at the adults.

Therefore, the Ninth Five-Year Plan is the symbol of human monarchs, and ancient emperors were called the "Ninth Five-Year Supreme". Because the number "nine" is too high and the height is too cold, it is rarely used by the people and there are not many related words.

Among the numbers from one to nine, the one with the least sense of existence should be seven. The number seven is neutral and is usually used to describe emotions. Its source is that people have seven feelings, seven gods and seven emotions, so there are seven ups and downs, seven patchwork, too many cooks, seven losses and eight benefits, and seven or eight are really good brothers.

The number six is also a relatively neutral word in ancient times, and it also describes human nature. Six desires and six gods will be lost if they are not well controlled. Only when the six roots are clean can life become dzogchen.

The number eight is a bit unexpected. In our modern society, it can be said that it is the best in 1 to 9, because it represents making a fortune. Getting rich is almost everyone's aspiration, and no one will hate money. So some people wish their mobile phone number, license plate and house number were all eight, and they could still sell a lot of money.

However, the number eight was not a very auspicious number in ancient times. Ancient times was an agricultural society, and people engaged in agriculture, industry and commerce had no social status. Everyone's ideal is to study hard and take the imperial examination. "Be a Tian Shelang and be an emperor at night" is not very popular, but the homonym "eight" is "punishment". In ancient feudal society, people were most afraid of being punished, so eight was not very popular.

Unfortunately, the tables have turned, but I didn't expect the "Eight" to make a beautiful turnaround and counterattack in modern society.

So to sum up, among the nine numbers 1 to 9, the five positive numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are more popular and represent the positive side, while the four negative numbers 2, 4, 6 and 8 are less popular and basically represent the negative side.

The most auspicious thing is "one", "friends walk together all their lives, in a word, all their lives, a glass of wine". I wish you all a smooth sailing and a safe life.