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    The flying mammal bat is called bian fu (蝙蝠) in Chinese. Image of the bat including its various stylised forms are often used in Chinese art to express an auspicious meaning, as ‘蝠 fu

    Pun design:

    Spider + descending from the sky

    Punning mechanism:

    ‘Zhi zhu (蜘蛛, spider)’ has a nickname ‘xi zi (蟢子)’ or ‘xi zhu (喜蛛)’ meaning the ‘lucky one’ or ‘lucky spider’.

    Its first character ‘xi 喜(蟢)’ for ‘happiness (good luck)’ is then combined with the ...