The symbolic meaning of rabbits

Cultural symbols of rabbits: wit, caution, skill, virtue, formality, melancholy and ostentation.

The rabbit is a very docile animal. Anyone who sees it can't help touching it. It's really loved by everyone. The rabbit's hearing is very sensitive. Its long ears detect all directions, and no wind can escape its ears. Its flying speed is beyond the reach of many animals.

There are not many Chinese characters derived from the word "rabbit", but they are all very distinctive. For example, "Yi" is a cognitive word. A fast rabbit is called "escape". Books such as Shuo Wen Jie Zi all think that the word "escape" means that rabbits are "good at escaping". Thus, the rabbit deserves to be the champion of long-distance running. So there are words such as escape, escape, escape, escape, seclusion, comfort, anecdote and transcendence. Three rabbits are stacked together to form a Chinese character, indicating the appearance of running fast.

"Rabbit" corresponds to "Mao" in the twelve branches. In the Han Dynasty, Wang Chong said in Lun Heng, "Mao is also a rabbit." They make up our zodiac sign "Hairy Rabbit". The word "Mao" depicts the image of the sprouting of unearthed vegetation. "Shuo Wen Jie Zi" said: "Mao, Mao also. In February, everything came out. " At twelve o'clock, "Mao" means 5-7 am. Therefore, "Mao" means spring, representing the dawn and full of infinite vitality.

In China, rabbits symbolize longevity. So Taoism turned the rabbit into an immortal rabbit who could make an alchemy, and let the rabbit smash the medicine with a mortar under the osmanthus tree. Later, the rabbit gradually evolved into a symbol of the pharmaceutical industry.

According to Buddhist legend, Sakyamuni stopped cooking in the forest after becoming a monk in his last life. When he was dying, the rabbit jumped into the fire and became cooked meat, saving the Buddha's life. In order to express the rabbit's spirit of sacrificing his life for righteousness, he is a vegetarian. So the rabbit symbolizes loyalty and self-sacrifice to the savior.

In Christian paintings, three rabbits can often be seen together, and their ears form a triangular pattern, symbolizing the trinity of the father, the son and the holy spirit; In the paintings of the Virgin Mary, a rabbit often stands beside her, symbolizing the control of lust.

In Greek mythology, the rabbit is Aphrodite's favorite animal, which is closely related to the fertility of women.