Category:Bats on Chinese numismatic charms

English: Bats on Chinese numismatic charms symbolise Good fortune. When bats are placed upside-down this means that happiness has arrived. The Five Fortunes: longevity, wealth, health and composure, virtue, and the desire to die a natural death in old age. The Mandarin Chinese word for "bat" (蝠, fú) sounds like "happiness" (福, fú). The Mandarin Chinese word for "upside-down" (倒, dǎo) sounds like "to have arrived" (到, dào), comparatively when a bat is seen descending from the sky (蝠子天来, fú zi tiān lái) this phrase sounds similar to "good fortune descends from the heaven skies" (福子天来, fú zi tiān lái).