Category:Cassia on Chinese numismatic charms

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English: The cassia (桂 / 桂 /guì) on Chinese numismatic charms symbolises "High ranks through success in the imperial examinations". The Mandarin Chinese word for "cassia" (桂, guì) sounds the same as the word for "high rank" (貴, guì).

Symbols on Chinese numismatic charms

English name (Traditional Chinese characters, Simplified Chinese characters)

Objects

Axes (斧, 斧)
Cash coins (錢, 钱)
Chopsticks (筷子, 筷子)
Chime stones (磬, 磬)
Fly-whisks (拂塵, 拂尘)
Horse saddles (鞍, 鞍)
Lozenges (方勝, 方胜)
Mirrors (銅鏡, 铜镜)
Pearls (寳珠, 宝珠)
Reed pipes (笙, 笙)
Rhinoceros horns (犀角, 犀角)
Ribbons and fillets (帶, 带)
Ritual batons (笏, 笏)
Shoes (鞋, 鞋)
Sycees (細絲 / 元寶, 细丝 / 元宝)
Teapots (壺, 壶)
Three Rounds (三圓, 三圆)
Vases (瓶, 瓶)
Writing brushes and sycees (筆錠, 笔锭)
Zithers (齊特琴, 齐特琴)

Weapons	Halberds (戟, 戟) Swords (刀, 刀)
Mythological objects	Longevity stones (長壽石, 长寿石) Ruyi scepters (如意, 如意) Three Abundances (三多, 三多) Three Friends of Winter (歲寒三友, 岁寒三友) Treasure bowls (聚寶盆, 聚宝盆) Twelve Ornaments (十二章, 十二章)

People having sex (性交, 性交)
Four Happiness Boys (四蝠男子, 四蝠男子)
Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋, 朱元璋)

Daoist Gods and Deities

Zhong Kui (鍾馗, 钟馗)
Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓, 吕洞宾)
Door Gods (門神, 门神)
Eight immortals (八仙, 八仙)
Kui Xing (魁星, 魁星)
Fu (福 / 福神 / 福星, 福 / 福神 / 福星)
Lu (祿, 禄)
Shou (壽, 寿)
Leigong (雷神 / 雷公, 雷神 / 雷公)
Guan Yu (關帝 / 關公, 关帝 / 关公)
Caishen (財神, 财神)
He-He Er Xian (和合二仙, 和合二仙)
Kitchen Gods (灶君, 灶君)
Liu Haichan and the Golden Toad (劉海戲蟾, 刘海戏蟾)
Sanxing (三星 / 福祿壽, 三星 / 福禄寿)
Wenchang Wang (文昌王, 文昌王)
Zhenwu (真武, 真武)

Guanyin (觀音, 观音)
Ākāśagarbha Bodhisattva (虛空藏菩薩, 虚空藏菩萨)

Non-human animals

Bats (蝠, 蝠)
Bears (熊, 熊)
Cats (貓, 猫)
Coral (珊瑚, 珊瑚)
Crabs (蟹, 蟹)
Deer (鹿, 鹿)
Dogs (犬, 犬)
Elephants (象, 象)
Frogs (蛙, 蛙)
Goats (羊, 羊)
Horses (馬, 马)
Lions (獅, 狮)
Monkeys (猴, 猴)
Monkeys riding a horse (馬上風猴, 马上风猴)
Oxen (牛, 牛)
Pigs (豬, 猪)
Prawns (蝦, 虾)
Rabbits (兔子, 兔子)
Rats (老鼠 / 大鼠, 老鼠 / 大鼠)
Sheep (羊, 羊)
Snakes (蛇, 蛇)
Spiders (蜘蛛 / 蟲喜子, 蜘蛛 / 虫喜子)
Tigers (虎, 虎)
Toads (蟾蜍 / 蟾, 蟾蜍 / 蟾)
Tortoises (龜, 龟)

Birds	Cranes (鶴, 鹤) Ducks (鴛鴦 / 鸂, 鸳鸯 / 鸂) Egrets (鷺, 鹭) Magpies (喜鵲, 喜鹊) Peacocks (孔雀, 孔雀) Quails (鵪鶉, 鹌鹑) Roosters / cocks (公雞, 公鸡) Storks (鸛, 鹳) Swallows (燕, 燕)
Insects	Butterflies (蝴蝶, 蝴蝶) Cicadas (蟬, 蝉) Dragonflies (蜻蜓, 蜻蜓) Grasshoppers (螽斯, 螽斯)
Fish	Carps (鯉, 鲤) Goldfish (金魚, 金鱼)
Fictional creatures	Dragons (龍, 龙) Fenghuang (鳳凰, 凤凰) Qilin (麒麟, 麒麟)

Apples (蘋果, 苹果)
Apricots (杏, 杏)
Bamboo (竹, 竹)
Brans (麩子, 麸子)
Buddha's hands (佛手, 佛手)
* Calamus (菖蒲, 菖蒲)
Cassia (桂, 桂)
Chestnuts (栗子, 栗子)
Chrysanthemums (菊, 菊)
Cypresses (柏, 柏)
Date fruits (棗, 枣)
Gourds (葫蘆, 葫芦)
Lotus flowers (蓮花 / 荷花, 莲花 / 荷花)
Mugwort (艾, 艾)
Narcissuses (水仙, 水仙)
Onions (蔥, 葱)
Orange trees (桔, 桔)
Orchids (蘭, 兰)
Osmanthus (桂, 桂)
Peaches (桃, 桃)
Peanuts (花生, 花生)
Peony (牡丹 / 富貴花, 牡丹 / 富贵花)
Peony in a vase (牡丹花瓶, 牡丹花瓶)
Persimmons (柿, 柿)
Pine trees (松, 松)
Plums (梅, 梅)
Pomegranates (石榴, 石榴)
Pumpkins (南瓜, 南瓜)
Willow trees (柳, 柳)

Mythological plants	Fungus of immortality (靈芝, 灵芝)

Concepts

Eight Treasures (佛門八寶, 佛门八宝)
Five blessings (五福, 五福)
Five Poisons (五毒, 五毒)
Four Blessings (四福, 四福)
Four Divine Creatures (四象, 四象)
Four Gentlemen (四君子, 四君子)
Four Happinesses (四蝠, 四蝠)
Nine similitudes (九如, 九如)
Taijitu (太極圖, 太极图)
Three Many (福壽三多, 福寿三多)

Others

Clouds (雲, 云)
Dumplings (餃子, 饺子)
Crescents representing the moon (月, 月)
Mountains (山, 山)
Six (六 / 陸, 六 / 陆)
Eight (八, 八)
Nine (九, 九)
Dots representing stars (星, 星)
Swastikas (卐 / 卍, 卐 / 卍)

Media in category "Cassia on Chinese numismatic charms"

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Gui zi lan sun (桂子蘭孫) - Dongfang Shoucang (东方收藏).jpg 247 × 241; 45 KB
Rong hua fu gui (榮華富貴) - Dongfang Shoucang (东方收藏).jpg 234 × 235; 42 KB

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