In poker, K stands for king, so what do Q, J and A stand for?

Q is queen, representing the queen; J is jack; ; I represent the guards. A stands for Ace and stands for first class.

Each set of playing cards has 13 cards, followed by a, the first point; King k; Queen q; Samurai J, and 10 against 2.

The figures in playing cards are all historical figures. Spades K is King David in the Bible, hearts K is King Charles I of France, diamonds K is Julius Caesar, and clubs K is Alexander the Great of Macedonia.

Q of spades is Athena, Q of hearts is Le Tiefu, Q of diamonds is Rachel, the wife of Jacob, and Q of clubs is Magdalene, Samson's lover in the Bible.

J of spades is Oz, knight of Charles I, J of hearts is Keto, J of diamonds is Joan of Arc, and J of clubs is Lord Lancelot, one of the knights of King Arthur.

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The origin of playing cards is uncertain, but it is generally believed that it evolved from French tarot cards. The early playing cards were introduced to Europe from Egypt at the end of 14. In the15th century, K was usually considered as the biggest card, while A was the smallest card. The way to regard A as the largest and 2 as the smallest now may have started after the French Revolution at the end of18th century.

The earliest number of playing cards varied from place to place. 78 in Italy, 32 in Germany, 40 in Spain and 52 in France. There are 52 international playing cards in each deck, plus two wild cards (also known as kings or children) and 54 cards. At this point, the design and color, the number of points and the patterns of K, Q and J on the playing cards are basically finalized.

Playing cards are divided into four colors, namely spades, hearts (or hearts), diamonds and clubs. Four colors have different names. The French call it "spear, heart, square and clove leaf", the Germans call it "leaf, heart, bell and acorn" and the Italians call it "sword, coin, stick and wine glass".

Later, according to the calendar in astronomy, westerners unified the content of this card game, which was set at 54 cards and four colors. In this way, after a long period of evolution, it gradually tends to be consistent.

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