【正文】 is obvious that the symbolic meanings of the color words demonstrate the human psychological characteristics. II. Different Symbolic Meanings of Color Words in Chinese and English Cultures Words used to express colors are different in different nations. The differences are not only in the range of chromatograph, but also in extended meaning. According to A Modern Chinese Dictionary and Oxford Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary we can make a parison. A. Red In Chinese culture, the color of red is popular for special events, holidays and ceremonials. In ancient times, when people got married, the bride always dressed in red, and wore “Hongtouga( 紅頭蓋 )”. The bridegroom always tied a red ribbon and wore a red flower in the front. And almost everything in the wedding had something to do with red color. Neolithic hunter considered red to be the most important color endowed with life— giving powers and placed red ochre into graves of their deceased. Neolithic cave painters ascribed magic power to the red color. It can be stipulated that they painted animals in red ochre or iron oxide to conjure their fertility. It is usually believed in China that red can against evil influence. Almost all languages can find the concept of red, but words used to express this color are different in different cultures. In Chinese culture, red stands for lucky and joyous. In Spring Festival, people printed in red, which is called “red letter day”. Besides, we have a very famous trademark “double red happiness” which is good fortune. Those who facilitate other marriages are named “matchmaker”. Bright red lanterns are usually registered in joyous day。 it symbolizes success, smooth going ， such as “being much more popular”, “the favorite follower”。 it symbolizes the radical violent revolution, such as red hot political campaign, a red revolution, red activities etc。 a person with low intelligence, we call “idiot”. Finally white signifies one with little knowledge, no fame and no gain, we call “the moner”. In English culture, the symbolic meanings of white color focus on color itself, such as snow, fresh milk and the color of lily. Westerners think white stands for grace and purity. When a woman wears a white wedding dress, she is a virgin. Sometimes a woman who is getting married for the second time she may not wear pure white. She may wear offwhite or even some other color. On Christmas Day whitecolored ornaments are seen everywhere in decorating Christmas trees and houses in most Western countries. On wedding days, girls are wearing white bridaldresses in churches. “White” in their mind is the symbol of purity and lucky. However, most Chinese girls prefer “red” on the point of choosing colors owing to different customs. White is the advocating color in the Western culture. White symbolizes purity in Western culture, for example a white soul, white wedding。 it symbolizes lucky too, white is the traditional color for the brides at weddings. To wear white clothes at funerals would be offensive, so care should be take in translating the phrase“ 紅白喜事 ”. To avoid misunderstanding, we can put it simple as weddings and funerals. Talking about red and white, there is an interesting coincidence in Chinese and English. In Chinese, those who are popular and favor with their bosses are called“ 紅人 ”(red guy l iterally). But Irish people call them “the whiteheaded boy”. In this sense, red equals white in the two cultures. We have a famous drama called(Bai Mao Nv). If we translate it as A Whitehaired Girl, those Western people will be confused and it will be very hard to see the profound meaning. C. Black The color of black has seriously mysterious senses in Chinese culture. It is a kind of serious tone. Its symbolic meaning seems paratively plicated for the influence of Western culture. On one hand, it symbolizes serious, justice such as black face Bao Zheng in the popular legend, black types of facial make up of Zhang Fei, li Kui in traditional BeiJing opera, etc。 it shows crime, such as do bandit conduct shout “walk the underworld”, do illegal inn of business named the gangster, the violated goods trade is called the black market. Black is also used to name the dirty money that the money is obtained by illegal means. Black is a basic taboo color in Western culture. Black reflects spiritual abandoning and disgust of Westerner. It symbolizes the death, ill omen, and disaster, for example, Black Mass fits fairy Mass, to wear black for her father’s death, black words are unlucky words, the fierce day is a black letter day。 it symbolizes shame, inglorious too, for instances a black eye, a black mark, and black sheep。 “ 黃色書刊 ” filthy books, pornograp hic books。 or “red”, “yellow”, “green”, “blue”, “white”, ‘black”, “purple” in English。 both of them have some mon features in some aspects. The symbolic meanings of color words are affected by traditional culture, so different nations have formed their own unique color view in precipitated longterm history. The cultural connotations of color words differ greatly because of different cultural issues, traditions and cultural psychology. In Chinese cultures, the symbolic meanings of color words are related to the feudal past, feudal superstition, primitive sciences and education. So the symbolic meanings of color words have strong inclination of politicizing and mystifying. In Western culture the symbolic meanings of color words are affected by the Western nationality openness, science, education degree. The symbolic meanings are a few mysteries. The symbolic meanings of color words are very direct