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In China, lucky numbers have pronunciations that are similar to words with lucky meanings. Number 8 holds huge significance as a lucky number. To a lesser extent 2, 6, and 9 are considered lucky. 4 is the most unlucky number in China. As well as these general number superstitions, fengshui and the Chinese zodiac dictate different number luck for different places/people.
The Luckiest Number in China: 8
'8' is the most favored number in modern China due to its association with wealth and luck. The Chinese love this number both in trivial matters and in big moments. 8 is given the highest priority when buying a number plate or buying a house.
For example, an apartment on the eighth floor will be most coveted in that entire building. Or an address with the number 8 in it will be considered lucky. Car number plates containing 8 would be sold at higher prices than regular ones. Mobile numbers are preferred if they contain one or more 8s.
Broadly speaking, the number 8 is associated with wealth, success, and status.
Why 8 is Auspicious
8 is considered lucky and favored by Chinese because it holds meaning in both traditional and modern cultures.
(I) Traditional Taoism
In Taoist culture, 8 is associated with wholeness and completeness. According to I Ching (易经), the bagua (八卦), or the eight trigrams, are the foundation that generates everything.
The Eight Directions (Bafang 八方) represent the whole universe in Taoist spatial conception. These eight directions are also used to explain individual destiny, as in Bazi (八字), a Chinese fortune-telling method that depicts one's life course according to the trigram of one's date of birth.
(II) Modern Business
In modern China, '8' is associated with wealth. 'Eight' (八) in Chinese is pronounced 'ba' and sounds similar to fa (发, trad. 發, i.e. facai 发财), meaning 'well-off' or 'getting rich in a short time'. Thus 8 is said to invite great wealth.
Associating '8' with money is believed to have originated in Cantonese culture, especially in Hong Kong - a business hub - and soon became popular in other parts of China, as the country and its people pursued economic development, and attained material gains and profits.
Phrases or Expressions associated with 8
In the Chinese language, '8' appears in many auspicious expressions, which are often a combination of the traditional and modern meanings of the number. For example:
- 'Bamian laicai.' (八面来財 '8 sides coming wealth'), for example, means wealth coming from all corners of the world.
- 'Bamian chunfeng' (八面春风 '8 sides spring wind'), i.e. spring wind from eight directions, expresses the wish that one gets luck wherever s/he goes, or whatever s/he is working on.
- The characters 發春 (发春 fachun /faa chwnn/ 'to develop (wealth) + spring') are popularly displayed at Chinese New Year, expressing wishes for increasing wealth in the coming year.
Instances of Chinese Favoring 8
(I) The 2008 Olympics
Maybe the best example that shows how Chinese love the number 8 is the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony commenced exactly at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 pm on the 8th August, the 8th month of the 8th year of the 21st century. This was in expectation of winning the most out of this global competition and gain success for the country.
(II) Birth Dates
Chinese couples also want to catch this number for their babies. In 2008, there were 170 million new-borns, 5 million more than 2007, making a record since early 1990s. Most of the babies were born around August (the 8th month). Many hope that the luck of number 8 will bring fortune to their children.
(III) Number Plates
Chinese' fondness for 8 can be seen even in small things such as number plates. In 2014, two number plates with '8888' were sold for RMB 12 million and RMB 17.2 million separately in Zhengzhou and Shenzhen, an amazingly high price.
(IV) House Numbers, Phone Numbers, Wedding Dates...
In choosing houses (apartment or floor number), phone numbers, or dates of events such as weddings, engagements, etc. there is a high preference for numbers with 8 in them.
Tourist Attractions Associated with '8'
- The most-visited Great Wall section is called Badaling - the '8 Great (Mountain) Ranges'.
- The Eight Great Cuisines (八大菜 Ba Da Cai) are the cornerstones of China's deep and varied food culture.
- The Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall has an eight-sided maze like a Taoist bagua.
- The word 'pagoda' means '8-sided tower' (八角塔 bajiaota) and there are many to see in China, including the very old Iron Pagoda in Kaifeng.
- Bajiaozhai (八角寨) - '8-Sided Mountain Village' is an area of Guilin famous for its attractive steep sandstone formations.
Other Lucky Numbers in China
While 8 is a very important lucky number, we cannot ignore the significance of other numbers, that are described below.
Even numbers
The number 2The Chinese strongly believe in harmony and balance, hence even numbers naturally gain preference over odd numbers. The number 0 is a whole number as well as an even one, especially for money, and is thus considered a lucky digit.
2 (两), pronounced er or liang, is considered to be lucky as the Chinese believe that all good things come in pairs. This is observed in repeated characters in some brand names or gifts.
The number 3
3 (三), pronounced san, is considered lucky due to its similarity in sound to the word that means birth. Additionally, this number represents the three stages in the life of humans - birth, marriage, death - that adds to its importance in Chinese culture.
The number 5
5 (五), pronounced wu, is associated with the five elements - earth, water, fire, wood, metal - which is regarded as the basis of the world in ancient Chinese culture and was associated with the Chinese emperor. This number has more of a historic significance.
An instance is the Tiananmen Gate which is the main entry to the Forbidden City. This gate contains 5 arches. In Chinese history, the number 5 is used in many classifications, such as five flavors (pungent, sweet, sour, salty, bitter), five sacred mountains (Huashan, Hengshan in Hunan, Hengshan in Shanxi, Songshan and Taishan) and so on.
The number 6
6 (六), pronounced liu, is considered lucky as it sounds like the word that means 'to flow', and can indicate smooth progress in life. It also means well-off. Similar to 8, 6 is preferred in number plates and phone numbers. When a couple gets engaged, the man customarily offers a gift to the girl's family which is usually money (RMB 6,666 and such) and this gift signifies a harmonious life for the couple.
If a person is to celebrate their 66th birthday, that is a grand occasion. In business, 6 is considered lucky. New ventures or contracts are signed on dates that have 6 in them.
The number 7
7 (七), pronounced qi/ chi, is a number that symbolizes togetherness and harmony as its is considered to be the union of yin, yang and the five elements (described above) in Confucianism.
The number 9
9 (久), pronounced jiu, is a popular number, much like 6 and 8. It is similar to the word that means everlasting. It is common to gift your beloved 99 roses on Valentine's Day in China. 9 is the highest single digit number and hence represents completeness.
This made it very popular with Emperors who used it in many aspects of their administration, right from dividing the empire into 9 continents, wearing nine-dragon imperial robes, nine-rank system for officials, etc. In Chinese mythology, it is said that the Dragon has 9 children.
The Five Element Theory and Lucky Fengshui Numbers
For good fengshui, you can read more about China's Five Element Philosophy and the significant numbers associated with each element: wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Unlucky Numbers in China
The above captures all you should know about lucky numbers. However, we should be mindful of some unlucky numbers as well when in China.
Unlucky 4
While only a few numbers are considered unlucky in China, the number 4 is the most unlucky as it rhymes with the word that means death.
Interestingly, you will notice this in building elevators which usually omit this number. Here's an image of the elevator for even-numbered floors where number 4 is not mentioned at all.
To add, gifting money or any object that has the digit 4 (40 or 14 RMB) associated with it is considered inauspicious. This factor cascades down to the way products are priced in China as opposed to other countries and the cash amounts presented in red envelopes and other forms of gifting.
Unlucky 3
The number 3 can be unlucky as well depending on the situation and use. For example, gifting to friends or to couples seldom contains the number 3 in any form of association. Three is pronounced 'san' which is similar to the word that means 'to part ways'.
Insulting 250
The number 250 is another set of digits that is used as an insult to call someone foolish or mock their intelligence in informal language. 二百五 (èr bǎi wǔ) is the literal way to say 250 in Chinese but people instead say 'lǐang bǎi wǔ'. 250 is half a jin so is equated with 'half brain'.
The Chinese Zodiac and Lucky/Unlucky Numbers
While we have covered all the Chinese Zodiac signs in more detail, in this piece, we want to leave you with the numeric significance for each sign - read on and see which are your lucky colors and which aren't.
For lucky numbers, even if the numbers are a combination of the lucky digits stated below, it is deemed to be lucky for the respective zodiac.
Rat
Lucky numbers: 2, 3
Unlucky numbers: 5, 9
Ox
Lucky numbers: 1, 4
Unlucky numbers: 5, 6
Tiger
Lucky numbers: 1, 3, 4
Unlucky numbers: 6, 7, 8
Rabbit
Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 6
Unlucky numbers: 1, 7, 8
Dragon
Lucky numbers: 1, 6, 7
Unlucky numbers: 3, 8
Snake
Lucky numbers: 2, 8, 9
Unlucky numbers: 1, 6, 7
Horse
Lucky numbers: 2, 3, 7
Unlucky numbers: 1, 5, 6
Goat
Lucky numbers: 2, 7
Unlucky numbers: 4, 9
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Monkey
Lucky numbers: 4, 9
Unlucky numbers: 2, 7
Rooster
Lucky numbers: 5, 7, 8
Unlucky numbers: 1, 3, 9
Dog
Lucky numbers: 3, 4, 9
Unlucky numbers: 1, 6, 7
Pig
Lucky numbers: 2, 5, 8
Unlucky numbers: 1, 7
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In Chinese tradition, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利, pinyin: jílì; Cantonese Yale: gātleih) or inauspicious (不吉, pinyin: bùjí; Cantonese Yale: bātgāt) based on the Chinese word that the number sounds similar to. The numbers 3, 5,and 8, are generally considered to be auspicious, while 4 is considered inauspicious.
One[edit]
The number 1 (一, pinyin: yī; Cantonese Yale: yāt) is neither auspicious nor inauspicious. It is a number given to winners to indicate the first place. But it can also symbolize loneliness or being single. For example: November 11th is the Singles' Day in China, as the date has four ‘1’ which stand for singles.
Two[edit]
The number 2 (二 or 兩, pinyin: èr or liǎng) is most often considered a good number in Chinese culture. There is a Chinese saying: 'good things come in pairs'. It is common to repeat characters in product brand names, such as the character 喜 (pinyin: xǐ; Cantonese Yale: héi; lit. 'joy'), can be repeated to form the character 囍 (pinyin: shuāng xǐ; Cantonese Yale: sēung héi; lit. 'double joy'). In Cantonese, 2 (二 or 兩, Cantonese Yale: yih or léuhng) is homophone with the characters for 'easy' (易, Cantonese Yale: yih) and 'bright' (亮, Cantonese Yale: leuhng).
- 24 (Cantonese Yale: yih sei) in Cantonese sounds like 'easy die' (易死, Cantonese Yale: yih séi).
- 28 (Cantonese Yale: yih baat) in Cantonese sounds like 'easy prosper' (易發, Cantonese Yale: yih faat).
Three[edit]
The number 3 (三, pinyin: sān; Cantonese Yale: sāam) sounds like 生 (pinyin: shēng; Cantonese Yale: sāang), which means 'to live' or 'life' so it's considered a good number. It's significant since it is one of three important stages in a person’s life (birth, marriage, and death).
On the other hand, number 3 (三,pinyin: sān; Cantonese Yale: sāam) sounds like 散 (pinyin: sàn; Cantonese Yale: saan) which means 'to split' or 'to separate' or 'to part ways' or 'to break up with' so it is a bad number too.
Four[edit]
The number 4 (四, pinyin: sì; Cantonese Yale: sei) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word 'death' (死 pinyin: sǐ; Cantonese Yale: séi). Thus, some buildings in East Asia omit floors and room numbers containing 4, similar to the Western practice of some buildings not having a 13th floor because 13 is considered unlucky. Where East Asian and Western cultures blend, such as in Hong Kong, it is possible in some buildings that the thirteenth floor along with all the floors with 4s to be omitted. Thus a building whose top floor is numbered 100 would in fact have just eighty one floors.
Five[edit]
The number 5 (五, pinyin: wǔ; Cantonese Yale: ńg) sounds like 'me' in Mandarin (吾, pinyin: wú; lit. 'me') and Cantonese (唔, Cantonese Yale: m̀; lit. 'not').
- 53 (pinyin: wǔ sān; Cantonese Yale: ńg sāam) sounds like 'my life' in Mandarin (吾生, wú shēng) and Cantonese (唔生, m̀ sāang).
- 54 (pinyin: wǔ sì; Cantonese Yale: ńg sei) sounds like 'my death' in Mandarin (吾死, wú sǐ) and Cantonese (唔死, m̀ séi).
- 58 (pinyin: wǔ bā; Cantonese Yale: ńg baat) sounds like 'me prosper' in Mandarin (吾發, pinyin: wǔ fā) and Cantonese (唔發, m̀ faat).
Five is also associated with the five elements (Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, and Metal) in Chinese philosophy, and in turn was historically associated with the Emperor of China. For example, the Tiananmen gate, being the main thoroughfare to the Forbidden City, has five arches.
Six[edit]
The number 6 (六, pinyin: liù) in Mandarin sounds like 'slick' or 'smooth' (溜, pinyin: liū). In Cantonese, 6 (Cantonese Yale: lok6) sounds like 'good fortune' or 'happiness' (祿, 樂 Cantonese Yale: lok6).Therefore six is considered a good number for business.
Seven[edit]
The number 7 (七, pinyin: qī) in Mandarin sounds like 'even' in Mandarin (齊, pinyin: qí), so it is a good number for relationships. It also sounds like 'arise' (起, pinyin: qǐ) and 'life essence' (氣, pinyin: qì) in Mandarin.Seven can also be considered an unlucky number since the 7th month (July) is a 'ghost month'. It also sounds like 'to deceive' (欺, pinyin: qī) in Mandarin.In Cantonese, 7 (Cantonese Yale: chāt) sounds like 𨳍 (Cantonese Yale: chat), which is a vulgar way of saying 'penis'.
Eight[edit]
The number 8 (八, pinyin: bā; Cantonese Yale: baat) sounds like '發' (pinyin: fā; Cantonese Yale: faat; lit. 'to prosper').There is also a visual resemblance between 88 and 囍 (pinyin: shuāng xǐ; Cantonese Yale: sēung héi; lit. 'double joy'), a popular decorative design composed of two stylized characters 喜 (pinyin: xǐ; Cantonese Yale: héi; lit. 'joy').
The number 8 is viewed as such an auspicious number that even being assigned a number with several eights is considered very lucky.
- In 2014, the Australian Department of Home Affairs renamed their previous Business Skills (provisional) visas, subclasses 160–165, to 188 and 888 Subclasses, both of which include eights.[1]
- In 2003, the phone number '+86 28 8888 8888' was sold to Sichuan Airlines for CN¥2.33 million (approximately US$280,000).[2]
- The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 pm local time (UTC+08).[3]
- China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, The Philippines and Singapore use the time zoneUTC+08:00.
- The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia each have 88 floors.
- The minivans that GM makes for the Chinese market is called the Buick GL8, but the minivans sold in other countries didn't have that name.
- The Air Canada route from Shanghai to Toronto is Flight AC88.
- The KLM route from Hong Kong to Amsterdam is Flight KL888.
- The Etihad Airways route from Abu Dhabi to Beijing then onwards to Nagoya is Flight EY888.
- The United Airlines route from Beijing to San Francisco is Flight UA888, the route from Beijing to Newark is Flight UA88, and the route from Chengdu to San Francisco is Flight UA8.
- The Air Astana route from Beijing to Almaty is Flight KC888.
- The British Airways route from Chengdu to London is Flight BA88.
- One of Cathay Pacific's flight numbers from Hong Kong to Vancouver and New York is CX888.
- Singapore Airlines reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 for flights to Mainland China, Hong Kong (except SQ1/2 to and from San Francisco via Hong Kong) and Taiwan (i.e. a typical flight between Singapore and Hong Kong would be numbered SQ856/861).
- SriLankan Airlines reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 for flights to Mainland China and Hong Kong.
- The US Treasury has sold 70,000 dollar bills with serial numbers that contain 4 eights.[4]
- Boeing delivered the 8,888th 737 to come off the production line to Xiamen Airlines. The airplane, a Next-Generation 737–800, features a special livery commemorating the airplane's significance.[5]
- In Singapore, a breeder of rare Dragon fish (Asian Arowana, which are 'lucky fish' and being a rare species, are required to be microchipped), makes sure to use numbers with plenty of eights in their microchip tag numbers, and appears to reserve particular numbers especially rich in eights and sixes (e.g., 702088880006688) for particularly valuable specimens.[6][7]
- As part of grand opening promotions, a Commerce Bank branch in New York's Chinatown raffled off safety deposit box No. 888.
- An 'auspicious' numbering system was adopted by the developers of 39 Conduit Road Hong Kong, where the top floor was '88' – Chinese for double fortune. It is already common in Hong Kong for ~4th floors not to exist; there is no requirement by the Buildings Department for numbering other than that it being 'made in a logical order.'[8] A total of 43 intermediate floor numbers are omitted from 39 Conduit Road: those missing include 14, 24, 34, 54, 64, all floors between 40 and 49; the floor number which follows 68 is 88.
- Similar to the common Western practice of using '9' for price points, it is common to see '8' being used in its place to achieve the same psychological effect. So for example menu prices like $58, $88 are frequently seen.
Nine[edit]
The number 9 (九, pinyin: jiǔ; Cantonese Yale: gáu) was historically associated with the Emperor of China, and the number was frequently used in matters relating to the Emperor, before the establishment of the imperial examinations officials were organized in the nine-rank system, the nine bestowments were rewards the Emperor made for officials of extraordinary capacity and loyalty, while the nine familial exterminations was one of the harshest punishments the Emperor sentenced; the Emperor's robes often had nine dragons, and Chinese mythology held that the dragon has nine children.Also, the number 9 sounds like 'long lasting' (久, pinyin: jiǔ; Cantonese Yale: gáu), so it is often used in weddings.
Zero[edit]
The number 0 (零, pinyin: líng) is the beginning of all things and is generally considered a good number, because it sounds like 'ling', which means 'good'.
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Combinations[edit]
- 514 (pinyin: wǔ yī sì) in Mandarin sounds like '我要死' (pinyin: wǒ yào sǐ; lit. 'I want to die').
- 167 (Cantonese Yale: yāt luhk chāt) in Cantonese sounds like '一碌𨳍' (Cantonese Yale: yāt lūk chat), which is a vulgar way of saying 'a dick'.
- 168 (pinyin: yī liù bā; Cantonese Yale: yāt luhk baat) sounds like '一路發' (pinyin: yī lù fā; Cantonese Yale: yāt louh faat) meaning 'fortune all the way'.
- 5354 (Cantonese Yale: ńg sāam ńg sei) in Cantonese sounds like '唔生唔死' (Cantonese Yale: m̀ sāang m̀ séi) meaning 'not alive not dead', referring to being in a miserable state like one is almost dead.
- 7456 (pinyin: qī sì wǔ liù) in Mandarin sounds like '氣死我了' (pinyin: qì sǐ wǒ le) meaning 'to make me angry' or 'to piss me off'.
- 9413 (pinyin: jiǔ sì yī sān; Cantonese Yale: gáu sei yāt sāam) sounds like '九死一生' (pinyin: jiǔ sǐ yī shēng; Cantonese Yale: gáu séi yāt sāang; lit. 'nine die one live') meaning 90% chance of being dead and only 10% chance of being alive, or survived such situations (a narrow escape).
- 1314 (pinyin: yī sān yī sì; Cantonese Yale: yāt sāam yāt sei) sounds like '一生一世' (pinyin: yīshēngyīshì; Cantonese Yale: yāt sāng yāt sai; lit. 'one life one lifetime') meaning 'forever' and is often used romantically.
- 520 (pinyin: wǔ èr líng) in Mandarin sounds similar to '我愛你' (pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ; lit. 'I love you').
- 5201314 (pinyin: wǔ èr líng yī sān yī sì) in Mandarin sounds like '我愛你一生一世' (pinyin: wǒ ài nǐ yīshēngyīshì; lit. 'I love you a lifetime').
- 48: Any 3 digit numbers that ends with 48 sounds like 'wealthy for X lifetimes', for example, 748 (pinyin: qī sì bā) sounds like '七世發' (pinyin: qī shì fā) meaning 'wealthy for 7 lifetimes'.
- 448 (pinyin: sì sì bā) sounds like '死先發' (pinyin: sǐ xiān fā) meaning 'wealthy on death'.
- 548 (Cantonese Yale: ńg sei baat) in Cantonese sounds like '唔洗發'(Cantonese Yale: m̀ sái faat) meaning 'no need to be wealthy'.
- 748 (pinyin: qī sì bā) in Mandarin sounds like '去死吧' (pinyin: qù sǐ ba; lit. 'go die').
- 518 (pinyin: wǔ yāo bā) in Mandarin sounds like '我要發' (pinyin: wǒ yào fā) which means 'I am going to prosper'.
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References[edit]
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- ^'Australian New Business Visa Subclasses'. Australian Department of Home Affairs. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^'China's 'lucky' phone number'. BBC News. 2003-08-13. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^'Patriot games: China makes its point with greatest show' by Richard Williams, The Guardian, published August 9, 2008
- ^Chang, Andrew (25 May 2015). 'Treasury Has a Hit With 'Prosperity Notes''. ABC News. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^'Boeing, Xiamen Airlines Celebrate Milestone 8,888th 737 Delivery'. Boeing. 28 Jan 2016.
- ^'Dragon Fish Industry Photo Gallery 13'. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^'Arowana King & Platinium Xback'. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^Moy, Patsy; Yiu, Derek (22 October 2009). 'Raising the roof over developer's tall story'. The Standard. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
External links[edit]
- Yuan, Xiaohui. 'Chinese Lucky Numbers'. Numberphile. Brady Haran. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2013-04-02.