What does the sparrow symbolize?

The cultural meaning of sparrow is diverse, which not only symbolizes "no ambition" and "pleasure-seeking", but also implies "hard work" and "freedom". Since the Bronze Age, "Sparrow" has been regarded as a symbol of "Jue".

1, the sparrow symbolizes "no ambition in the chest", "love for ease" and "short-sighted".

According to the "Warring States Policy", Zhuang Xin, the minister of Chu, once took sparrows as an example to satirize King Xiang of Chu for not making progress.

Zhuang Xin said: "Bow down to the white stripes, lean against the lush trees and flap your wings, thinking that you have no worries and no competition with others. I don't know if the prince and grandson, with a bullet in their left hand and a pill in their right hand, add up to twelve taels, which will be regarded as a trick. Swimming in the lush Woods during the day and feeling sour at night. Suddenly, I fell into the hands of my son. "

Zhuang Xin said, "He pecked the rice, perched on a tree, spread his wings and flew. He thought there was no disaster, and he didn't compete with anyone. But unexpectedly, the son of Taizi, with a slingshot in his left hand and a projectile in his right hand, tightened the bowstring and shot at a very high place, taking the yellowbird's neck as the target of ejection. Play in the trees during the day and cook with sour sugar at night. In a blink of an eye, it fell into the hands of the son. "

There is also a fable in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: "Swallows under one house, mother and son eat each other and enjoy each other. When the stove suddenly broke down, the building burned down and the color of the birds remained the same. I don't know what will happen. "

Swallows and sparrows are fighting for a good place to nest under the eaves, and the mother bird is nursing her young. They are all very happy and complacent, thinking that everything is safe. The chimney on the stove cracked, and flames came out, burning the beams on the roof upward, but the swallows and sparrows were very calm and calm, because they didn't know that disaster was coming to them.

2. Sparrows symbolize good luck.

"Old Biography" contains: "The person who was arrested was the teacher when (Emperor Gaozu) was guilty and imprisoned. There are 10 thousand birds, gathered in the prison thorn tree, flapping their wings and singing. Shang Zhan said,' If a sparrow is lucky, its voice will be restored, and I will be reinstated.' For a while, I returned the old official. "

Shang Wei was an imperial adviser in the period of Emperor Gaozu, who was in charge of raising horses and herding cattle. He was imprisoned for committing crimes. There are many sparrows, gathered in the thorn tree outside the palace, flapping their wings and singing. After divination, Shang Wei said,' Sparrow, the symbol of nobility, is an auspicious representative. It sings repeatedly, indicating that I will resume my official position.' As expected, there will soon be an imperial decree (order) to restore his office.

3, the sparrow symbolizes the knight, and the knight and sparrow are connected, which means the official luck is prosperous.

Jue is an ancient wine vessel and ritual vessel, which was popular in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Most of them are bronze knights. Because only aristocrats can use it, which represents aristocratic status. In ancient times, senior officials all had titles or titles.

The earliest word Jue is pictographic, which is the shape of a person holding a glass in his hand. Later, it became a knowing character, with wine on the lower left, human hands on the lower right and bird-shaped fonts on the upper middle. Shuo Wen Jie Zi says that the bird character on it symbolizes sparrows, so Jue also takes the bird sound. Because birds sing "Yi" and homophonic "Jie", birds are used to remind people not to drink too much in order to control drinking.

Some modern scholars believe that birds are connected because some princes in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty decorated them with birds. The former is explained in words, while the latter is explained in form. The former is more reasonable and widely recognized.

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The historical origin of the title of knight and sparrow;

Taking sparrows as knights is a cultural symbol that appeared very early. In the Han Dynasty, this symbol often appeared on stone reliefs, bronze "cash cows" and lamp posts. For example, there is a special pattern in the stone reliefs of the Han Dynasty, which is called "shooting birds under the tree". The picture composition is often a big tree, with birds gathering among branches, monkeys climbing, horses under the tree, and an archer shooting birds and monkeys with a bow.

The implication of this pattern is interpreted by some people as Houyi shooting at the sun, while others as Yang shooting at the ape. But these two statements are hard to justify. Birds and monkeys appear in trees at the same time, which must have its special meaning. Some scholars believe that this image means "shoot the prince, shoot the Hou".

The bird in the tree is a sparrow, which represents the title. The homonym of "monkey" and "Hou" symbolizes the title of Hou. There is a horse under the tree, which symbolizes "immediately sealing Hou". The tree on the screen should be laurel, symbolizing wealth. This pattern was popular in the Han Dynasty because people have long accepted the concept that birds are connected with monkeys. Most of the "cash cows" and bronze lamps in the Han Dynasty are also the combination of these three images.

Phoenix net-the multiple symbols of sparrow: sometimes it represents pleasure, and sometimes it represents promotion and wealth.