Why is there a "king" on the tiger's head?

Tiger: How the hell should I know? My original orange fur + black stripes is to facilitate concealment in the jungle ah, the hell knows why was put on the "king" this saying ah

To put it plainly, is to the spine of the back as the axis, and then to the two sides of the vertical spread a number of irregular longitudinal black stripes just... In order to simulate some tree branches and trunks and other textures to facilitate lurking

And the oracle bone of "king" is based on an axe, which is probably because the one who carries an axe in those days must be a big man. Then it was slowly simplified into the modern character for king, which has nothing to do with tigers...

Hello questioner, why is there a "king" on the tiger's head? Maybe it's just a coincidence, and a Chinese sentiment towards animals like tigers!

"King" was the title of the monarch of a country in ancient times, for example, Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu! The king has the supreme right to rule over the whole country, and is the object of worship for the people.

And the tiger this animal, first of all, it is exceptionally fierce, long and very beautiful, standing at the top of the food chain, called the king of the forest. Second, it lives in Asia, and in the eyes of the Chinese, it is a symbol of power. Finally, because it survives in the forest, after a long period of evolution, the tiger has developed a pattern suitable for concealment, making it easier for it to hunt. And this pattern on the brain, happens to be very similar to the Chinese character 'king', we in order to express the love for the tiger, the image of the tiger brain on the growth of a "king" character, is a kind of sentiment, I should say, is also a coincidence!

In fact, it is not necessary to have the word "king" first, and only after the tiger head pattern.

You can ask why we need to use the tiger's head as the word "king".

Hi questioner, why is there a word "king" on the tiger's head? Maybe it's just a coincidence, and it's also a kind of Chinese sentiment towards the tiger animal!

"King" was the title of the monarch of a country in ancient times, for example, Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu! The king has the supreme right to rule over the whole country, and is the object of worship for the people.

And the tiger this animal, first of all, it is exceptionally fierce, long and very beautiful, standing at the top of the food chain, called the king of the forest. Second, it lives in Asia, and in the eyes of the Chinese, it is a symbol of power. Finally, due to its survival in the forest, after a long period of evolution, the tiger has developed a pattern suitable for concealment, making it easier for it to hunt. And this pattern on the brain, it happens to be very similar to the Chinese character 'king', we in order to express the love for the tiger, the image of the tiger on the brain to grow a 'king' character, is a kind of sentiment, I should say, is also a coincidence!

The poems that use tigers to express their feelings, such as: Linyi tiger year aria Jiang Ruixiang A roar of the mountains and rivers moved, the male wind shook the nine states. The tiger's power is so great that it can't be seen from a distance. The tiger is not a bully, but an enemy of the world. The young man expressed his ambition and paid a visit to Wuyuanliu.

Once upon a time, all kinds of beasts were rampant on earth, floods were rampant, and the common people had a hard time living.

The Jade Emperor was therefore troubled, and at this time, he was next to the guards of the tiger said: "I have the ability, I go down". The tiger went down and found that the three beasts, the lion, the bear and the horse, hurt people the most, so the tiger challenged the three of them. The tiger was so powerful that he defeated them all. On the way back to heaven, encountered a flood, crossing the river found the river demon tortoise in there, and by the way the tortoise to clean up, this time on the four merits.

After returning to the court, reported to the Jade Emperor said that the defeat of the lion, the bear, the horse this three beasts, the Jade Emperor is very happy to pick up the pen in the head of the tiger drew three crosses to let the tiger to receive the reward. When the tiger finished receiving the reward a thought not right ah, I came back on the way to the rise of the scourge of the earth's tortoise to subdue it! It should be four times to receive the reward.

The tiger then went to the Jade Emperor to ask for rewards, see the Jade Emperor said the situation, at this time the Queen Mother is drinking with the Jade Emperor, the Jade Emperor wine did not drink less, drunken eyes slightly open to pick up the pen on the tiger's head and scratched a cross, I did not expect to end up with this cross into the vertical, together with the word into a king. The Queen Mother was very unhappy that the tiger disturbed the couple's drinking, and was a bit annoyed, so she said to the Jade Emperor: "Your Majesty, since the tiger's brain has a king, why don't you send the tiger to the lower realm to lead the beasts? The Jade Emperor thought it was just what I wanted, so the tiger was sent to the earth. From then on, the tiger became the king of all the beasts, and the mark of the word "king" on his head was passed down from generation to generation.

The pattern on his body

King of the Beasts

Thanks for your patience!

The tiger is a very special animal in Chinese culture. The pattern on the tiger's forehead is very similar to the Chinese character for "king", so the Chinese believe that the tiger must have been born a king.

The tiger is a fierce and powerful beast, and is often considered extremely dangerous to humans. However, in traditional Chinese culture, the tiger is also a symbol of luck. Along with other lucky animals such as the Chinese dragon and unicorn, the tiger is the protector of the Chinese people. Although almost all lucky animals in Chinese culture are fictional, the tiger is a rare animal in the real world.

The Chinese worship the tiger for many reasons. For example, as far back as the Book of Rites, written more than 2,000 years ago, it says, "Tigers are good for people because they eat wild boar, which is bad for field crops." That book also says that cats are good for people because they eat mice. From this we can see how powerful the tiger is: it can catch wild boars as easily as it can catch cats. Powerful, useful and beautiful the tiger is almost perfect.

In China, the tiger is often used as a metaphor for great men. Energetic youngsters are called "little tigers", which shows what is expected of them. Traditionally, during the New Year, children wear hats and shoes in the shape of a tiger's head, as they believe the tiger will protect them from evil.

However, the number of tigers is decreasing at an alarming rate because of what people have done to the environment in the last century. There are still plenty of tigers in zoos, but they are almost extinct in the wild. China is the home of the tiger, but wild tigers have not been seen in China for decades. This is sad for all those who love tigers. If the tiger does become extinct in the future, people may say it is fictional like other lucky Chinese animals! How tragic! Please protect and save the tiger!

From the "King of Tigers" to the "King of Minds"--

The emphasis on virtue is thoroughly materialistic and existential

A lot of things and phenomena may appear to be coincidences, but they may be existential. Coincidence, but perhaps there is a reason for the existence of the technology can not yet be answered.

The sage said, "Clean your mind and you will understand the world.

We don't have a clean heart like the sages, and our brain utilization is limited by the interference of the deep and complex consciousness, which leads to the majority of the potential constraints, making it difficult for technology to break through to the tangible material.

Therefore, it is still difficult to recognize the intangible material science of the sages - the science of virtue and the science of the pure heart. Even, it is either misunderstood or arbitrarily denied.

The virtue - that is, the removal of the inner interference of the material, so that the access to the unhindered

- is not at all illusory and not materialistic, but rather more thoroughly materialistic.

If our greed is carefully managed to become less greed, less color, no greed, no color, the "big heart", the heart of heaven and earth, the heart of the sages, the "king of hearts",

If we are careful to make our greed into a less greed, less color, no greed, no color.

-- That which is clear to oneself and to others, and which is clear to the heavens and to the earth, will surely be successful and speedy, and will be auspicious and less perilous. [smile]

The Chinese tiger culture has a long history, and it has long been one of the totems of China. Because of its majestic image, the tiger has been used since ancient times to symbolize the bravery and strength of soldiers, such as tiger generals, tiger ministers, tiger soldiers, etc.

The ancient tigers were used to symbolize the bravery and strength of soldiers.

In ancient times, a tiger was engraved in gold on top of the military talisman for dispatching troops, which was called the tiger talisman. In all areas of traditional culture, such as writing, language, poetry, literature, sculpture, painting, novels, opera, folklore, and more broadly, folklore, myths, stories, children's songs, etc., the image of the tiger is ubiquitous, and it has become an indispensable part of Chinese civilization. First, there was the tiger's forehead, which resembled the mark of "king", and only later was it named the character "king".

When human beings started to invent hieroglyphics, the tiger was the most powerful animal at that time, and the tiger had a mark on its head that looked like "king". So humans copied the tiger's "king" and likened the symbol "king" to mean king.

So that's how we got the word king. So if there was no tiger, then the character for king today, wang would never have been written as "王". The truth of the matter is not that there is a king on the tiger's head, but that humans have defined the shape of the symbol "king" as king.