HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR - YEAR OF THE RABBIT

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Wishing You a Happy and Prosperous Lunar New Year!

Hop into the Year of the Rabbit in style with Oxford’s digital stickers.

Published: 18 January 2023

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As we celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Rabbit, the University of Oxford proudly presents six digital stickers in traditional and simplified Chinese characters for Oxonians to share with loved ones on messaging platforms including WhatsApp and WeChat.

 

 
TRADITIONAL CHINESE
SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

Approximate meaning:

Wishing you good fortune and may all your wishes come true

 

 

Literal meaning:

Good fortune-as one wishes
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Approximate meaning:

Wishing you a bright future

 

 

Literal meaning:

Future-like-brocade
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Approximate meaning:

May there be peace all year round

 

 

Literal meaning:

Year-year-peace
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Approximate meaning:

May you be able to realise your grand vision

 

 

Literal meaning:

Big-realise-grand plan
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Approximate meaning:

Wishing you a happy Year of the Rabbit

 

 

Literal meaning:

Rabbit-year-happy
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Approximate meaning:

Wishing you health and strength

 

 

Literal meaning:

Body-strong-power-healthy
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How to delight your family and friends?

Follow the steps below to download and send these greetings to your friends and loved ones.*

  1. For WeChat users 
  2. For WhatsApp users with Android devices 
  3. For WhatsApp users with Apple iOS devices

WeChat

  1. Touch and hold each individual sticker above to save it to phone’s photo gallery. Open WeChat and click on “Me”.
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  2. Then tap on “Sticker Gallery”.
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  3. Tap the wheel gear icon in the upper right corner.
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  4. Click on “Custom Stickers”.
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  5. Tap the “+” icon to import the stickers from your phone’s gallery.
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WhatsApp

You can download the “University of Oxford Year of the Rabbit Stickers” from WhatSticker, a popular third party website for WhatsApp users. Please note that Apple iOS and Android users must follow separate instructions to transfer the stickers to WhatsApp.

Android users
  1. Download and install the latest version of "WhatSticker" from Google Play Store.
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  2. Click the "Add to Android" button on the sticker’s page in WhatSticker App.
    Click the "Add to Android" button on the sticker’s page in WhatSticker App
  3. You will be directed to WhatsApp. Tap the “Add to WhatsApp” button and the sticker pack will be imported into your WhatsApp.

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iOS users
  1. In order to import the stickers to WhatsApp, WhatSticker recommends users to download and install the latest version of "五色學倉頡 ONLINE" from Apple App Store to your phone.
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  2. Return to University of Oxford Year of the Rabbit Stickers on your mobile browser. Click the "Add to iPhone" button.
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  3. Tap “Open” to accept the use of "五色學倉頡 ONLINE". You may have to close pop-up ads that appear.
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  4. You will be directed to WhatsApp. Tap the “Save” button and the sticker pack will be imported into your WhatsApp.
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*Disclaimer

Please note that by downloading the above third-party mobile applications, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions outlined. You are responsible for making your own assessment of the information provided. The University of Oxford shall not be responsible for any loss or liability incurred.

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