The word "auspicious" is the shape and sound of the left and right structure and the meaning of the word, the word "show" on the left is the shape symbol, "show" in the oracle bone inscription like a stone pillar or stone table for worshipping the gods, and most of the words composed of "show" are related to good fortune and misfortune. The character "sheep" on the right is a sound note, and these two glyphs are combined to refer to "auspicious and auspicious".
The word "auspicious" was produced in the early Warring States period, and the earliest writing of the word "sheep" was the word that was differentiated on the basis of "sheep". The original meaning of the word "sheep" refers to "a ruminant mammal", mutton is delicious, it is the treasure of the ancient ancestors' life and sacrifice, and it is naturally an auspicious livestock. In ancient writing materials, "sheep" is often borrowed as "auspicious". Sheep are auspicious livestock, so by extension, "sheep" has an auspicious meaning. After this meaning was widely used, the ancients created the word "auspicious" to mean "auspicious" and auspicious in order to distinguish it from the "sheep" of cattle and sheep.
The original meaning of "auspicious" means "auspicious"; By extension, it refers to signs, especially good signs. "Xiang" is extended from auspicious meaning to kindness and kindness.
In the specific linguistic environment, "auspicious" refers to auspicious and vicious signs, and in modern Chinese, "auspicious" is mostly used to indicate auspicious signs.
Analysis of the five elements of auspicious characters: "show" is like a stone pillar or stone table used to worship the gods in the oracle bone inscription, and the five elements belong to the earth; The five elements of sheep are also dry soil. Therefore, the five elements of the word "auspicious" belong to dry soil.