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created by koifishsandwich on 09/03/2025 at 03:59 UTC
110 upvotes, 8 top-level comments (showing 8)
I’m a Korean adoptee and I like these symbols but I have no context as to if these are actually relevant in Korean culture. Are they a Korean thing? Or do they stem at all from Korean culture or history? Sorry if I sound ignorant.
Comment by usedtoi1tet at 09/03/2025 at 04:12 UTC*
88 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Yes. They are called 문자문 and were widely used in Korea.
The top two is basically Chinese character fortune복(福) and happiness희(喜) rearrange in circular shape. The third one looks like long life수(壽) simplified.
These type of symbols can be found in many traditional places in Korea and still being used.
Comment by bo60 at 09/03/2025 at 04:43 UTC*
38 upvotes, 1 direct replies
囍 희 쌍희 Double happiness
福 복 복 Good luck
壽 수 목숨 Long life
富 부 재물 Wealth
Comment by Healthy-Fox5633 at 09/03/2025 at 04:10 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It symbolized chinese characters of each meaning
Comment by Fenrir0214 at 09/03/2025 at 04:22 UTC
14 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Yes but if you tattoo this or put this at your home, most peoples first instinct (outside of korea) will be "its something chinese". If you know what i mean.
Comment by Pinku_Dva at 09/03/2025 at 04:21 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Never realized these shapes had meanings and I’ve seen them on the Busan map in overwatch. Thanks for sharing!
Comment by Remote-Cow5867 at 09/03/2025 at 11:19 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I am Chinese. The first 3 are easy to understand. But I cannot understand why the last one is wealth.
Comment by diffidentblockhead at 09/03/2025 at 04:31 UTC
9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
They’re Chinese, and Korean because Korea borrowed much from China.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Happiness_(calligraphy[1])
1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Happiness_(calligraphy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_(character[2])
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu_(character
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shou_(character[3])
3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shou_(character
Comment by Rien_fiet-une_banane at 09/03/2025 at 07:01 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Symbols for Chinese folk religion 1F260 🉠 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR FU • luck → 798F 福 1F261 🉡 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR LU • prosperity → 797F 祿 → 7984 禄 1F262 🉢 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR SHOU • longevity → 58FD 壽 → 5BFF 寿 1F263 🉣 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR XI • happiness → 559C 喜 1F264 🉤 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR SHUANGXI • double happiness, love and marriage → 56CD 囍 1F265 🉥 ROUNDED SYMBOL FOR CAI • wealth → 8CA1 財 → 8D22 财
