A bit off-thread - Chinese knot.

[alphacat]

Hey,

I received a gift from a friend who lives in China, a Chinese knot, and was wondering what does it symbolize?

I know that there are many types of Chinese knots, and that each has a different meaning.

Thank you very much.

 

[Sukerkin]

I don't know if this will help in detail but this site lists the basic forms of knot and what they represent:

http://english.cri.cn/501/2003-8-28/2@19312.htm

This one might help too:

http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/chineseknotting/index.html

The most common one come across by Westerners at least is the Good Fortune/Luck one.

 

[Xue Sheng]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_knotting