| Bat | Happiness. |
| Buddhist Sceptre | Success in literary labors. |
| Chi-lin (a kind of doe) | Nobleness; gentleness. |
| Cloud-band | The Deity. |
| Cock and hen on an artificial rock-work | Pleasures of country life. |
| Crane | Immortality. |
| Crow | Evil. |
| Deer | Official emolument. |
| Dragon | The imperial emblem, signifying increase and imperial grandeur. |
| Dragon with five claws on each of its four feet | Exclusive emblem of the Emperor. |
| Dragon and Phœnix | Newly wedded pair. |
| Duck | Conjugal affection. |
| Goose | Domestic felicity. |
| Gourd | Happiness. |
| Lion | Victory. |
| Magpie | Good luck. |
| Old man leaning on a staff | Long life. |
| Owl | Dread. |
| Peach | Old age. |
| Phœnix | The Emblem of the Empress. |
| Stork | Long life. |
| Tortoise | Long life. |
| Tree of Life with seven branches on a short stem | Seven days of Creation. |
| Young stags | Long life. |
| Asps | Intelligence. |
| Bat with a ring in its claws | Duration. |
| Bee | Immortality. |
| Beetle | Earthly life and the development of man in the future state. |
| Blossom | Life. |
| Boat | Serene spirit gliding upon the waters. |
| Bull | Source of life. |
| Butterfly | Soul. |
| Cartouche | Eternity. |
| Crescent | Celestial virgin. |
| Crocodile | Beneficent Deity. |
| Dove | Love; mourning of a widow. |
| Eagle | Creation; preservation; destruction; power. |
| Egg | Life. |
| Eye of Osiris | Eye of the Eternal Judge over all. |
| Feather of an Ostrich | Truth; justice. (The ostrich itself does not appear In Egyptian art.) |
| Feathers of rare birds | Sovereignty. |
| Frog | Renewed birth. |
| Hawk | Power. |
| Ibis | Usefulness; the heart. |
| Lizard | Divine wisdom. |
| Lotus | The Sun; creation; resurrection. |
| Nile Key | Life. |
| Palm tree | Immortality; longevity. |
| Papyrus | Food for mind and body. |
| Pine cone | Fire. |
| Pomegranate | Life. |
| Rosette | A lotus motive. |
| Sail of a vessel | Breath; the belief that the soul is inactive and worthless until revived by the breath of the mind. |
| Scarabæus | Immortality; resurrection; a ruling providence. |
| Solar disk with serpents | Royalty. |
| Sphinx | Beneficent Being. |
| Staff in the hands of the gods | Purity. |
| Sun | Deity; life. |
| Viper | Power. |
| Wheel | Deity. |
| Zigzag | Water. |