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🧧 Emoji Meaning
The 🧧 Red Envelope emoji most commonly represents monetary gifts, particularly those given during holidays or special occasions in East and Southeast Asian cultures. Here are its most popular meanings:
- Good luck/fortune: Red envelopes are traditionally believed to bring good luck and are often given during Lunar New Year, weddings, and births.
- Monetary gift/bonus: They are synonymous with cash gifts, and can represent bonuses, allowances, or simply a gift of money.
- Celebration/festive occasion: The red color symbolizes happiness and prosperity, so the emoji can be used more generally to represent celebrations.
- Specifically Lunar New Year: While usable for other celebrations, the red envelope has a strong association with Lunar New Year, often called Chinese New Year. Using it during this time almost unequivocally refers to the holiday's traditions.
- (Less common) Bribery/corruption: Although less common, in certain contexts, the red envelope can allude to illicit monetary transactions or bribery, playing off the "under the table" nature of the traditional gifting method.
It's important to consider the context when interpreting the 🧧 Red Envelope emoji to understand its intended meaning.
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Red Envelope Emoji Images
Here is how Red Envelope emoji looks like on iPhone, Android, Facebook, Messenger and X:
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