动物雕塑兔子的象征和意义
动物雕塑兔子的象征意义和它的生活习性与生活技巧密切相关。兔子随时都靠灵敏的听觉和视觉来探测周围的动静，如果有什么风吹草动，兔子先是一动不动，精待其变，如果真有危险，动物雕塑兔子便以迅雷不及掩耳的速度飞奔而去。因此，中国古代就有了“静如处子，动若脱兔”的说法。
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".
于是兔子象征着高度的警惕性和容易受到惊吓。而且兔子善于挖掘复杂的洞穴，于是还象征着具有迷惑性的人，或者有多种应急能力的人。同时兔子那高度的繁殖力和随时准备交配的特性也令兔子称为色欲和生育能力的象征；而且也与再生、春天联系在起来，于是在西方，兔子是新生命和兴旺发达的象征，兔子和彩蛋一起称为了复活节的吉祥物。
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.
各种“兔”寓意不同，有积极、善良、超越、和平等寓意，根据中国古老的生肖释义，兔是机敏和幸运的象征，兔年将是非同一般的繁忙但却是祥和平静的一年。而在海外，对中国的“兔”年，他们在邮票上用不同的兔形和兔性来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.
加拿大的兔年生肖纪念邮票，用圆润的线条勾勒了一两只正在跳跃中的兔子，表现出兔子擅于“跳跃”的特征，据说其寓意是借此表现出一种不断越过障碍的积极态度。
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.
