| 坎 | kan3 | |
| 乾 | gan1 qian2 | |
| 离 | li2 | |
| 震 | zhen4 | |
| 坤 | kun1 | |
| 鑫 | xin1 | (used in names of people and shops, symbolizing prosperity) |
| 兑 | dui4 | |
| 冕 | mian3 | imperial crown |
| 巽 | xun4 | |
| 艮 | gen3 gen3 | |
| 晨钟暮鼓 | chen2 zhong1 mu4 gu3 | fig. encouragement to study or progress |
| 无名战死 | wu2 ming2 zhan4 si3 | the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead) |
| 镰刀斧头 | lian2 dao1 fu3 tou2 | the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor) |