Chinese Symbols

BatHappiness.
Buddhist SceptreSuccess in literary labors.
Chi-lin (a kind of doe)Nobleness; gentleness.
Cloud-bandThe Deity.
Cock and hen on an artificial rock-workPleasures of country life.
CraneImmortality.
CrowEvil.
DeerOfficial emolument.
DragonThe imperial emblem, signifying increase and imperial grandeur.
Dragon with five claws on each of its four feetExclusive emblem of the Emperor.
Dragon and PhœnixNewly wedded pair.
DuckConjugal affection.
GooseDomestic felicity.
GourdHappiness.
LionVictory.
MagpieGood luck.
Old man leaning on a staffLong life.
OwlDread.
PeachOld age.
PhœnixThe Emblem of the Empress.
StorkLong life.
TortoiseLong life.
Tree of Life with seven branches on a short stemSeven days of Creation.
Young stagsLong life.