On the traditional culture of numbers

The traditional culture of numbers is as follows:

1, one, everything starts. Tao Te Ching says, "Tao gives birth to one, two, three and everything." .

2, 2, Yin and Yang also mean symmetry, pairing and harmony.

3, 3, everything is born at three or more, which can also mean perfection, but there are only three things.

Multiples of 4, 4 and 2, the ancients thought that the sky was round, the sky had four seasons, and the earth had four sides.

In ancient times, five, five and five elements were used to summarize natural and social phenomena: five mountains, five grains, five flavors, Five Blessingg and so on.

Multiples of 6, 6, and 3 were considered by the ancients to be very beautiful numbers, indicating smooth, safe, and prosperous, and six and six were big.

7, 7, ancient mysterious figures, there are seven stars in the sky, people have seven emotions, the rainbow has seven colors, and the sound has seven sounds; Tanabata, the seventh day of July, is the legendary day when cowherd and weaver girl meet; Seventh, it is related to funeral customs. In ancient times, from the date of death, every seven days was a memorial day until 7749 days.

Eight, eight, the word meaning means separation and separation. There were eight directions, eight diagrams and eight immortals in ancient times.

9, 9, the number of the sun, which means many, big, high and long, was used by ancient emperors to symbolize the supremacy of imperial power. People often use it to celebrate birthdays and blessings. Multiples of nine, such as eighteen, thirty-six, seventy-two and one hundred and eight, have special meanings in traditional culture.

10, 10, the reflection of China people's pursuit of perfection, symbolizing perfection and beauty.