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designs many products themed with the double happiness symbol, including scented candles, accessories and Ming-inspired tableware and tea sets.
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A traditional Chinese wedding reception, with double happiness decoration in the middle
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Rice bowl cover decorated with a medallion of the double happiness and longevity (
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Chinese wedding invitation card with a double happiness character in the center
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Chinese wedding ceremony teaware, with double happiness characters on them
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A Vietnamese wedding decoration, with a double happiness character
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Chinese wedding invitation cards with double happiness characters
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Gold jewelry with double happiness character, Hong Kong
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The Story of the Chinese Character: Double Happiness
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Double Happiness (disambiguation)


simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
United States
Europe
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Overseas Chinese

ligature
Chinese character


polysyllabic Chinese character
Chinese calligraphy
Unicode
Enclosed Ideographic Supplement
cigarettes
Shanghai Tang
G.O.D.
A double happiness character on the door ring of Soong Ching-ling's ancestral home in Wenchang, Hainan
Soong Ching-ling
Wenchang
Hainan
A porcelain vase from the Qing Dynasty with double happiness characters
Qing Dynasty
Rice bowl cover decorated with a medallion of the double happiness and longevity (Shou) symbol in the center, from Joseon Dynasty Korea

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