Hundreds of jadeite pieces, thousands of meanings - a complete list of jadeite pattern meanings

Jade is not only a kind of jewelry, but also a form of culture. Every pattern carved on jade represents people's pursuit and yearning for a better life. There are many patterns that can be carved on jade, and different patterns represent different meanings. Now the editor has compiled a complete list of the meanings of jade carvings. Let's take a look at the specific meanings of jade carving patterns:

1. Buddha: Buddha can bless you with peace, which means having blessing (Buddha) by your side. It is often based on the image of the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha, who is the embodiment of liberation from troubles - he laughs as soon as he opens his mouth, laughing at the ridiculous people in the world, and his big belly can tolerate things that are difficult to tolerate in the world.

2. Magnolia: Meaning of a graceful and elegant figure

3. Phoenix: the embodiment of auspiciousness, together with the sun and phoenix tree, it represents the phoenix facing the sun.

4. Sheep: Proud and happy. Three sheep represent good fortune.

5. Chrysanthemum: Together with pine, it symbolizes longevity.

6. Chime: symbolizes happiness

7. Goose: Xizhi loves geese. Wang Xizhi was a calligrapher in the Jin Dynasty. He learned how to use a brush from watching geese swimming in the water, and thus developed a love for geese.

8. Cicada: A blockbuster

9. Bear: Together with the eagle, it represents heroic fighting spirit

10. Shrimp: Benwanshun

11. Turtle: Peace turtle or longevity turtle. Together with the crane, it symbolizes the longevity of the tortoise and the crane. Horned tortoise, also known as the longevity tortoise

12. Pig: represents dragon. The "彘" in the name of Liu Zhi, the prince of the Han Dynasty, means pig, which also means dragon.

13. Toad: Toad and money are homophones of each other. It is common to see toads holding coins in their mouths, which symbolizes wealth and prosperity. Together with the osmanthus tree, it symbolizes success in the imperial examination. There are often three-legged toads and four-legged toads.

14. Guanyin: Guanyin is compassionate and saves all living beings. She is the embodiment of savior from suffering.

15. Crane: symbolizes longevity. The crane is known as a first-rank bird, which also means being in office as a first-rank official or being promoted to the first-rank official. Together with the pine tree, it symbolizes longevity. The deer and phoenix tree represent the spring of cranes and deer

16. Lingzhi: Longevity

17. Tathagata: Tathagata Buddha, the ancestor of all Buddhas

18. Bodhidharma: Common depictions include Bodhidharma crossing the river, Bodhidharma crossing the sea, and Bodhidharma facing the wall. Bodhidharma practiced facing the wall for nine years. There is a saying that "after nine years of facing the wall, he achieved enlightenment and then crossed the river in a hurry." The founder of Chinese Zen Buddhism

19. Zhong Kui: Promote good and drive away evil. Zhong Kui is often depicted catching ghosts.

20. Monk: The two monks represent the two immortals of harmony or the two saints of harmony. Budai Monk is Maitreya Buddha

21. Monsters: Together with bats, coins and magpies, they represent good fortune, wealth, longevity and happiness.

22. Badger: symbolizes happiness

23. Lion: represents bravery, and two lions mean everything goes well. The big and small lions represent the Grand Master and the Junior Master, which means high position and power.

24. Magpie: Two magpies represent double happiness, and together with a badger they represent joy. Together with the leopard, it means good news. The magpie and lotus together represent the joy of successive successes.

25. God of Wealth: Bringing in wealth and treasure

26. Eight Immortals: The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their abilities; the Eight Immortals celebrate a birthday. The Eight Immortals are Zhang Guolao, Lü Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, He Xiangu, Li Tieguai, Zhongli, Cao Guojiu, and Lan Caihe. Sometimes the magical instruments held by the Eight Immortals are used to represent the Eight Immortals or the Eight Treasures. The eight instruments are gourd, fan, fish drum, flower basket, yin-yang board, flute, lotus, and sword.

27. Orchid: Together with osmanthus, it means orchids and osmanthus are in harmony, which means excellent descendants.

28. Plum blossom: When together with magpie, it represents great joy. Pine, bamboo and plum together represent the three friends of winter

29. Reindeer: means blessing and fortune. Together with the official, it means promotion and honor.

30. Qilin: Qilin brings children. Auspicious beast, only appears in times of peace and prosperity

31. Pixiu: It is said that Pixiu is the ninth prince of the Dragon King. Its staple food is gold, silver and treasures. Naturally, it is full of precious aura, and therefore it is deeply loved by the Jade Emperor and the Dragon King. However, eating too much will cause diarrhea. One day, he couldn't help but urinate everywhere, which made the Jade Emperor angry. He slapped him, but he hit his buttocks and his eye was sealed. From then on, gold, silver and treasures only came in but not went out. After this story spread, the Pixiu was regarded as a lucky animal that brings wealth and treasure. The Pixiu is lazy and likes to sleep, so it is best to pick it up, touch it, and play with it every day, as if to wake it up, and good fortune will follow. According to records, Pixiu is a ferocious beast and one of the five auspicious beasts in ancient times (dragon, phoenix, turtle, Qilin and Pixiu), and is known as a beast that brings wealth. Pixiu was once the totem of two ancient clans. Legend has it that because of its meritorious service in helping Emperors Yan and Huang in battle, it was bestowed with the title of "Tianlu Beast", which means blessing from heaven. It is specially used to protect the emperor's treasures and is called "Emperor's Treasure". Because Pixiu likes to eat ferocious beasts and evil spirits, it is also called "evil-repelling talisman". Ancient Chinese Feng Shui scholars believed that the Pixiu was a lucky beast that could turn misfortune into good fortune. There are twenty-six shapes of Pixiu and seventy-seven incarnations. It has a big mouth and a big belly, without a lamp or a hatch. It only eats and does not defecate. It symbolizes the wealth from all directions, which only comes in and never goes out. At the same time, it can ward off evil spirits and help the owner to gather wealth and power. Ancient sages believed that fate is predestined, but fortune can be changed, so there is a beautiful wish among the people that "touching a Pi Xiu once brings good fortune, touching it again brings wealth, and touching it a third time brings a meteoric rise in success."

32. Bat: symbolizes good fortune. Five characters of "Fu" and "Shou" or longevity peaches represent the five blessings and longevity. Putting it together with copper coins means blessing is just around the corner. Together with the sunrise or the waves, it symbolizes good fortune as vast as the East Sea. Together with Tianguan, it means blessing from Tianguan

33. Elephant: It symbolizes good luck or happiness. Together with the bottle, it symbolizes peace and prosperity.

34. Parrot: Pairs, happiness and harmony

35. Longevity peach: blessing for longevity

36. Carp: Carp jumps over the dragon gate. The dragon head fish symbolizes a promotion. Together with the fisherman, it means the fisherman gets the benefit

37. Goldfish: symbolizes wealth and abundance

38. Beans: Four Seasons Fortune Beans

39. Gourd: symbol of fortune and luck

40. Counting money: Rat and coins are often used together to represent

41. Chilong: A dragon without horns in legend, also called Chihu

42. Aquarius: or vase, symbolizes peace. Together with quail and ruyi, it symbolizes peace and happiness. Together with the bell, it symbolizes peace for all beings.

43. Lily: Lily and persimmon together represent everything going well.

44. Rooster: Good luck and fortune. Often accompanied by five chicks, it symbolizes five sons passing the imperial examinations or educating five sons.

45. Wheat ears: Peace every year

46. ​​Lotus: Together with plum blossom, it symbolizes peace and beauty. Together with carp, it symbolizes abundance year after year. May you have many children with osmanthus. A pair of lotus pods symbolizes unity of heart

47. Bamboo: Peace Bamboo and Lucky Bamboo. Bamboo heralds peace or prosperity

48. Persimmon: Everything goes well

49. Constellations: There are 12 constellations in total. Capricorn (December 22 – January 19), Aquarius (January 20 – February 18), Pisces (February 19 – March 20), Aries (March 21 – April 20), Taurus (April 21 – May 20), Gemini (May 21 – June 21), Cancer (June 22 – July 22), Leo (July 23 – August 22), Virgo (August 23 – September 22), Libra (September 23 – October 22), Scorpio (October 23 – November 21), Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21)

50. Pomegranate: Pomegranates bear hundreds of seeds, which means many children and good fortune.

51. Peony: The peony symbolizes wealth and prosperity. Together with the bottle, it symbolizes prosperity and peace.

52. Water chestnut: It means cleverness. When it is combined with onion, it means intelligence.

53. Heron: It means safe journey. When it is with lotus, it means success in all exams.

54. Crab: The richest man in the world. Sometimes represented by a beetle

55. Kite: symbolizes soaring to the sky or being in high spirits

56. Monkey: Together with horse, it means soon becoming a marquis. Together with the seal, it means being granted a title and getting a seal. The big monkey carrying the little monkey symbolizes that generations will be granted titles

57. Liu Hai: with copper coins or toads, it means Liu Hai playing with the golden toad or asking the fairy boy to present treasures.

58. Red apricot: symbolizes success in the imperial examination

59. Spider: Be content with what you have.

60. Persimmon: Good luck in everything.

61. Quail: peace and happiness. Together with chrysanthemums and fallen leaves, it symbolizes a peaceful and happy life.

62. Ao Yu: A fish with a dragon head and a fish body. It is a carp that accidentally swallowed a dragon ball and turned into a dragon. Meaning: to be the best

63. Pi Xie: A legendary mythical beast. Its head has horns, resembles a lion, and has wings. The one-horned one is Tianlu, and the two-horned one is Pixie. It means to ward off evil and avoid disasters

64. Peanuts: symbolize immortality

65. Gourd: blessing and fortune

66. Leaves: Successful career

67. Gecko: Must be happy

68. Beetle: Richest Man in the World

69. Peony: Flower of wealth, rich peony

70, Shouxinglao: means longevity

71. Peace buckle: peace and safety

72. All roads are open

73. Four Seasons Flower: Peace in all seasons

74. Grain nail pattern: a common pattern on bronze and ancient jade ware, implying a good harvest and a rich life.

75. Good for descendants: a character commonly used in jade pendants. Daylily is also called forget-me-not, and also means good for offspring.

76. Lotus: symbolizes wealth and prosperity

The traditional Chinese patterns on jade pendants are diverse in form, profound in meaning, and countless. It embodies the rich connotations of Chinese jade culture and is a dazzling flower in the garden of Chinese traditional culture. The difference between jade pendants and other jewelry is that while jade pendants decorate people, they also care more about people's spiritual feelings and have become an intuitive material expression of people's spiritual sustenance. In modern times, which emphasizes individuality and spiritual feelings, wearing jade pendants with rich oriental cultural connotations will better reflect one's personality, taste and national temperament.

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