(1) The left hand indicates marriage
1. Index finger: unmarried;
2. Middle finger: engaged;
3. Ring finger : Married;
4. Little finger: Single.
(2) The right hand indicates love
1. Index finger: single aristocrat;
2. Middle finger: love and belonging;
3. Ring finger: passionate love (or represents a nun’s nature);
4. Little finger: unmarried (not in love).
Thumbs represent power and can also mean confidence.
In China, the use of rings has a history of at least two thousand years.
Rings were often called "rings" in ancient times, and the name "ring" only appeared in the Yuan Dynasty.
When rings spread to the people, their role is not just a simple decoration. Men and women love each other, give each other gifts, and swear to each other as proof. It originated from practicality, then gradually turned to the unity of aesthetics and wealth, and was gradually endowed with different cultural meanings.
Extended information:
The legend of the ring:
According to legend, the ring was invented by a violent monarch. A long, long time ago, there was an emperor who loved to lose his temper. He would micromanage every detail. He would slam the table and hit the bench to get angry at the slightest displeasure. The ministers were displeased and the emperor often regretted it afterwards. He realized that it was very bad to lose his temper, so he thought of a way: he cast a small copper ring and put it on his finger.
When he lost his temper, he slammed the table, and the copper ring caused unbearable pain to his hand. Over time, the severe pain in his fingers reminded the irritable emperor of his lesson, and finally helped him quit the bad habit of banging the table. From then on, this method spread. Ministers took the lead, and then the people followed suit. They all wore copper rings to get rid of bad tempers. Later, they simply named it "ring".
The ancient Egyptians developed the practice of wearing rings into a custom where the groom would wear a precious gold, silver or diamond ring to the bride during the wedding. The reason for this is also very interesting. The ancient Egyptians believed that the blood vessels in the fingers are directly connected to the heart. This view coincides with the Chinese proverb "Ten fingers are connected to the heart."
They believe that wearing an extremely valuable ring on the bride’s finger can tie the bride’s heart! The wife will always follow her husband and love each other for hundreds of years, and the couple will definitely grow old together. The meaning of wearing a ring in China follows international wearing laws, and the different meanings of wearing a ring are determined by the distance between different fingers and the heart.
Wearing rings on both hands is the difference between domestic and international. For example, the ring finger of the left hand and the heart represent "newly married", while the ring finger of the right hand that is farthest from the heart represents "single", and the left hand means "marriage". The right hand means "love" in a unique way of wearing it.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ring