1, deer is a symbol of beauty.
Beautiful traditional characters are beautiful, while beautiful characters come from deer, which shows that people think deer is beautiful since ancient times. Whether it's the unique horns, the glossy spotted fur, or the slender and strong limbs, especially the deer's natural kindness, femininity and introverted temperament, it is worthy of praise.
2, meaning love
Oracle Bone Inscriptions deer stand out for their antlers. 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.
Later people called husband and wife husband and wife. And the couple's skin is deerskin. Beauty is also used to describe women's modesty and introversion, kindness and femininity. There used to be two idioms. One is "the arm of a deer cart", which was used to praise the unity and happiness of husband and wife in the old days. And the deer cart is our common unicycle in the past. There is also a story called "Hong's Deer Car", which also means that husband and wife respect each other and share weal and woe.
3, on behalf of health
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. The ancients believed that eating candied deer had the function of prolonging life, and called longevity deer "fairy deer".
4. Metaphorical rights
The origin of deer and war can be traced back to ancient times. Since deer was often chased and hunted by people in ancient times, when people witnessed the ruling class's pursuit of power, they would naturally associate it with deer hunting in daily life and use it as a metaphor to make deer symbolic.
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The application and embodiment of deer's moral and symbol in life;
In Shang dynasty, deer bones were used for divination, and there were also antler lettering for yin deficiency. During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the birds and beasts carved in this tomb were popular in Chu tombs, with real antlers on their heads, which formed the characteristics of Chu culture. Throughout the ages, deer can be found in murals, paintings and sculptures. For example, in the Han Dynasty, the knight shot the deer, and the reclining deer relief on the Buddha's seat. Rock paintings of Shang Dynasty were discovered in Baichahe, Inner Mongolia, among which deer have the most kinds and are full of vitality.
Sculptures of herd deer, lone deer, mother and son deer, fawn and couple deer stand in modern street squares and courtyard communities. Deer are also used in some trademarks, inns and shop plaques, which is a psychological reflection of people's desire for beauty and prosperity.