red envelopes
Cash-filled gift pouches
Red envelopes are gifts of money in red paper packets, traditionally given during Chinese New Year and other celebrations like weddings and birthdays.
The red color symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
The practice has spread throughout East Asian cultures, and digital red envelopes have become popular through mobile payment apps: My grandmother always gave us red envelopes at New Year.
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- hongbaoMonetary gift in red
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
elders · blessings · reunion · family · ceremony · rituals · respect · filial piety
Wealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- blessingsFavors from the divine
- auspiciousIndicating future success
- symbolsMarks conveying meaning
good wishes · wealth · abundance · happiness · longevity · harmony · propitious · favorable
Festive event marking occasion
- Lunar New YearFestival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- firecrackersSmall explosive novelties
- dragon danceCeremonial Chinese procession performance
lion dance · festival · decorations · banquet · feasting · parade · fireworks · red decorations
Transferring to another
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
- recipientOne who receives something
children · unmarried · employees · tip · gratitude · appreciation · exchange · etiquette
Primary color, warm
- goldElement seventy-nine
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- packetSmall sealed container
- embossedHaving raised design
calligraphy · characters · symbols · decorated · ornate · rectangular · folded · sealed
Ready spending funds
- currencyMedium of exchange
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- new moneySelf-earned, not inherited wealth
- amountTotal quantity present
denomination · even numbers · lucky numbers · eight · savings · allowance · bonus · wages
Lunar New Year
Festival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- Spring FestivalLunar new year celebration
- hongbaoMonetary gift in red
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
ancestors · elders · blessings · reunion · family · ceremony · rituals · respect · filial piety · generations
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- blessingsFavors from the divine
- auspiciousIndicating future success
good wishes · symbols · wealth · abundance · happiness · longevity · harmony · propitious · favorable · windfall
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
- Lunar New YearFestival marking moon-calendar's beginning
- lanternsEnclosed portable light sources
- firecrackersSmall explosive novelties
dragon dance · lion dance · festival · decorations · banquet · feasting · parade · fireworks · red decorations · gold accents
giving
Transferring to another
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- presentationFormal display to viewers
- tokenRepresentative placeholder
recipient · children · unmarried · employees · tip · gratitude · appreciation · exchange · etiquette · WeChat
red
Primary color, warm
embossed · calligraphy · characters · symbols · decorated · ornate · rectangular · folded · sealed · printed
cash
Ready spending funds
amount · denomination · even numbers · lucky numbers · eight · savings · allowance · bonus · wages · payment
- Lunar New Yearlion dance, dragon dance, firecrackers, lanterns, dumplings
- holiday traditionsChristmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year
- ChinaBeijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Yellow River, Chinese calligraphy
- Chinese cultureConfucianism, Chinese calligraphy, Beijing, Chinese New Year, Daoism
- East Asian Culturechopsticks, yin and yang, tea ceremony, origami, qi
- Asian customsbowing, chopsticks, tea ceremony, filial piety, respect for elders
red envelopesChristmas stockings
Holiday gift receptacles
Easter baskets · gift cards · wedding registries · birthday cards · greeting cards
red envelopesgift boxes
Decorated containers for presents
gift baskets · jewelry boxes · gift cards · checks · bank transfers
envelope, reddish, redness, redden, redder, reddened, reddest, envelopes, enveloping