What is the symbolic meaning of deer?

The symbolic meaning of the deer generation: good looks, meaning good luck, wealth, love, health and longevity.

1, it looks beautiful.

The ancients' explanation for deer is: "Deer are very strong, but they are very timid and rush as soon as they drink water." It can be seen that the ancients paid attention to and observed deer. This is the basis of the emergence and development of deer culture. Beautiful traditional characters are beautiful, while beautiful characters come from deer, which shows that people think deer is beautiful since ancient times. Whether it is the unique horns or the glossy spotted fur, especially the kind, gentle and restrained temperament of deer nature, it is worthy of praise.

2, meaning auspicious and rich.

Deer symbolize good luck and wealth. In some auspicious patterns, hundreds of deer are together, called "white deer"; Deer and bats together, meaning "both blessing and blessing"; Deer and "Fushou" together mean "Fu Lushou", deer and crane together mean "Liuhe Tongchun" and so on.

3, meaning love

Oracle Bone Inscriptions deer stand out for their antlers. "Shuowen" mentioned: "Deer, line also. If the deer is hungry, it will travel. " It comes from the fact that the male deer and the female deer go out in pairs, which means getting married. "Li" is a hieroglyph related to deer, which looks like two deer skins. The ancients married the man and gave the woman two deerskin as a dowry.

4, on behalf of health and longevity

From ancient times to now, the promotion of deer to human health has developed from eating its meat, sleeping its skin and using its bones to a deeper understanding in the later stage. It took a long time. Kunya said:' Lu Naixian is a beast and can enjoy himself, but when he walks, his mouth drools and he won't leave in a hurry. It can be seen that the ancients believed that eating preserved deer had the function of prolonging life, and called the long-lived deer "fairy deer".