動物雕塑兔子的象征和意義
動物雕塑兔子的象征意義和它的生活習性與生活技巧密切相關。兔子隨時都靠靈敏的聽覺和視覺來探測周圍的動靜，如果有什么風吹草動，兔子先是一動不動，精待其變，如果真有危險，動物雕塑兔子便以迅雷不及掩耳的速度飛奔而去。因此，中國古代就有了“靜如處子，動若脫兔”的說法。
The symbolic meaning of animal sculpture rabbit is closely related to its living habits and living skills. The rabbit always relies on the sensitive hearing and vision to detect the movement around, if there is any wind, the rabbit first motionless, fine to wait for its change, if there is real danger, then to the speed of lightning run away. Therefore, there is a saying in ancient China: "Be as quiet as a virgin, as active as a rabbit".
于是兔子象征著高度的警惕性和容易受到驚嚇。而且兔子善于挖掘復雜的洞穴，于是還象征著具有迷惑性的人，或者有多種應急能力的人。同時兔子那高度的繁殖力和隨時準備交配的特性也令兔子稱為色欲和生育能力的象征；而且也與再生、春天聯系在起來，于是在西方，兔子是新生命和興旺發達的象征，兔子和彩蛋一起稱為了復活節的吉祥物。
So the rabbit is a symbol of high vigilance and being easily frightened. And because rabbits are good at digging complex burrows, they also symbolize a person who is deceptive or has multiple emergency capabilities. At the same time, the rabbit's high fecundity and readiness to mate also makes it a symbol of lust and fertility; And also associated with regeneration, spring, so in the West, the rabbit is a symbol of new life and prosperity, the rabbit and eggs together known as the mascot of Easter.
各種“兔”寓意不同，有積極、善良、超越、和平等寓意，根據中國古老的生肖釋義，兔是機敏和幸運的象征，兔年將是非同一般的繁忙但卻是祥和平靜的一年。而在海外，對中國的“兔”年，他們在郵票上用不同的兔形和兔性來寄托不同的新年希望。
The various characters have different meanings -- positive, kind, surpassing and equal -- and according to the ancient Chinese zodiac, the rabbit is a symbol of agility and luck. The Year of the Rabbit is expected to be unusually busy but peaceful. And overseas, for the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, they use different rabbit shapes and characters on stamps to express different New Year wishes.
加拿大的兔年生肖紀念郵票，用圓潤的線條勾勒了一兩只正在跳躍中的兔子，表現出兔子擅于“跳躍”的特征，據說其寓意是借此表現出一種不斷越過障礙的積極態度。
Canada's commemorative stamp for the Year of the Rabbit features one or two leaping rabbits in rounded lines, showing the rabbit's ability to "jump," which is said to show a positive attitude of constantly jumping over obstacles.
