The Chinese characters 雀 meaning is sparrow.
The sparrow is a short-tailed bird, as compared with 鸟, a long-tailed bird. The sparrow is designated by the ideograph: 雀, literally small bird - a fitting symbol for anything insignificant and unworthy. Hence the proverbial reference to the irrational trouble-shooter. “He uses cannon to shoot a sparrow.”

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The Chinese characters 鼠 meaning is mouse.
鼠 refers to rodents in general - from the timid mouse to the aggressive rat. It is a pictograph of the rat, showing its head, whiskers and tail: 鼠. A young rat may know how to gnaw its hole but, warns the proverb: “A rat that gnaws at a [...]

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The Chinese characters 兔 meaning is hare; rabbit.
兔 is a pictograph of the squatting hare or rabbit, with its tail perked up. Noted for its shrewdness in the struggle for survival, the proverbial hare has three holes to its burrow - and it does not eat the grass around it.

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The Chinese characters 像 meaning is elephant.
In this Chinese character the phonetic 像 means elephant and also image. Tile radical 亻(human) clarifies its application to human and means image, portrait or resemblance: 像 (Human has been making Images of everything imaginable under and above the sun. So, reasons the proverb: “No image-maker worships the gods; [...]

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The Chinese characters 象 meaning is elephant.
This Chinese character is a striking image of the elephant, emphasizing its trunk and precious tusks: 象. Valuable possessions can pose a hazard to life; in the words of the proverb: “The elephant is killed because of its tusks.”

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The Chinese characters 庆 meaning is celebrate; congratulate.
In ancient times it was traditional to go and offer, on a festive day, a deer’s skin with hearty wishes. The simplified character form for celebration puts it in a nutshell: something big (大) under cover or roof (广) - a big occasion indoors. Hence: 庆, to celebrate, [...]

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The Chinese characters 闯 meaning is rush; clash; charge.
The idea of rushing suddenly or rudely is graphically expressed in this ideograph of a swift horse (马) dashing through a door (门). The character suggests rashness or impetuosity, something to guard against.

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The Chinese characters 骆 meaning is camel.
马, representing a horse or beast of burden, is the radical. 各, the phonetic, means to go one’s way unconcernedly, without heeding others. This is a dominant characteristic of the self-sufficient camel: 骆, an animal blessed with great endurance and ability to go without food and water for weeks.

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The Chinese characters 骑 meaning is ride; sit astride.
THE phonetic 奇 means strange and wonderful. In association with 马 (horse) in the character for riding: 骑. To ride, therefore, is to sit on a horse - a wonderful experience. But don’t get carried away too easily, warns the proverb: “The best riders are sure to [...]

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The Chinese characters 马 meaning is horse.
馬 is a picturesque representation of a brawny horse rearing. It has since undergone drastic changes, losing eyes and mane. The simplified character form reduces it to three strokes: 马 - a skeleton horse, advanced in age but rich in experience, inspiring the proverb: “The old horse knows the [...]

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