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儿(child,kid)
- In the oracle bone script, the character looks like a child with a big head....
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This is one of the traditional Chinese paintings carrying auspicious meanings. It consists of lotus flowers, osmanthus flowers, sheng (a reed pipe instrument), and children. In Chinese, the "lotus" and "succession" have the same pronunciation, so do "osmanthus" and "noble", and "sheng" and "giving birth". So it is a pun. Lotus seeds suggest giving successive birth while osmanthus flowers imply precious sons.
Give Birth to a Succession of Precious Sons
- The painting has a special connotation in traditional Chinese culture. As it contains the meaning of greatness or infiniteness, the painting brings the good wishes of the Chinese people into full play.
Painting of One Hundred Children at Play
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