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symbol/motif description place of origin time of origin image
  • xiángyún 祥雲 祥云 [grc]
 auspicious clouds: represents peace China 1131 BC – 1012 BC 500px-MET_RT665.jpg
  • Zhōngguó jié 中國結 中国结 [cmn]
 originally used to record information; ornament China Warring States period (481 BC – 221 BC) 330px-Pan_Chang_knot.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_knots

  • fúzì 福字 [cmn]
 character of fortune China Song period (960 – 1279) 250px-ChunTei_Black_Fu_Nagayama_Kai.svg.png

330px-Singapore_River_Hong_Bao_2006_27%2C_Feb_06.JPG

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Symbols_based_on_%E7%A6%8F

  • sojombo соёмбо ᠰᠣᠶᠤᠮᠪᠤ [khk]
 national symbol of Mongolia Mongolia 1686 250px-Soyombo_symbol_dark.svg.png

500px-GovPalaceSoyombo.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Soyombo_symbol

  • ensō 円相 [jpn]
 circle that is enlightenment, emptiness, freedom, and the state of no-mind in Zen Buddhism Japan 250px-Enso.svg.png

330px-Enso.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ens%C5%8D

  • dga' 'khyil དགའ་འཁྱིལ། [bod]
 wheel of joy: ritual symbol in Tibetan and Han Buddhism Tibet 250px-Tibetan_Dharmacakra.png

330px-023_Giant_Drum_%289228158724%29.jpg

  • shuāngxǐ 雙喜 双喜 [cmn]
 double happiness: ornament for marriage China 250px-Double_happiness.svg.png

500px-Chinese_wedding_tea.jpg

  • tàijítú 太極圖 太极图 [cmn]
 represents yin and yang China 250px-U%2B262F.svg.png

500px-Taijitu_in_Hainan_-_01.jpg

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Taijitu


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