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Types of Chinese Charms


These are examples of the various categories of Chinese charms.

For additional images and information, please click on the appropriate title.



Zodiac Charms
Example of Zodiac charm
Good Luck Charms
Example of good luck charm
Gourd Charms
Example of gourd charm
Eight Treasure Charms
Example of eight treasures charm

Liu Hai and Golden Toad Charms
Example of Liu Hai and Golden Toad charm

Bagua or Eight Trigram Charms
Example of Bagua charm

Open Work Charms
Example of Open Work Charm

24 Character Charms
Example of 24 character charm

Chinese Chess Pieces
Example of Chinese chess piece

No Character Charms
Example of no character charm
Spade Charms
Spade spaped charm
Lock Charms
Old Chinese lock charm
Five Poison Charms

Example of five poison charm

 Horse Coins

Example of horse coin

 Fish Charms

Example of fish charm
 Peach Charms
Old Chinese peach charm

Peace Charms

Old Chinese peace charm
  Coins with Charm Features
Chinese coin with charm features
Ancient Coins with Charm Symbols

Ancient Chinese coin with swastika
Marriage Charms

Ancient Chinese marriage charm

Pendant Charms
Old Chinese charm meant to be worn as necklace
Confucian Charms

Old Chinese Confucian charm
Men Plow, Women Weave

Old Chinese charm related to rice and silkworm production
Daoist (Taoist) Charms

Old Daoist (Taoist) charm

Unknown Charms

Chinese erotic charm
Chinese Tokens

Old Chinese token
Charms with Coin Inscriptions

Liao Dynasty charm with coin inscription
Poem Coins

Chinese Kangxi Poem Coin

Buddhist Charms

Chinese Buddhist temple coin
Boy Charms

Chinese charm with boy on top
Bamboo Tallies

Bamboo Tallies
Astronomy Coins

Chinese Astronomy Coin

Money Trees

Chinese Money Trees




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