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| 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)
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| People | | 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)
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| Bodhisattvas | |
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| 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)
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| Plants |
- 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)
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| 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)
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