词的象征意义是其概念意义的延伸。不同民族语言受不同文化背景的影响 ,其词语在象征意义上有不同表现。英语和汉语在人名、地名、动植物、颜色和数字等词汇的象征意义上各有异同。英汉词语的象征意义存在基本一致、表达相异、此有彼无和相互冲突四种关系。作为对比语言学的范畴 ,象征意义的比较在跨文化交际中具有重大意义 The symbolic meaning of words is an extension of its conceptual meaning. Different national languages ​​are influenced by different cultural backgrounds, and their words have different symbolic meanings. English and Chinese have similarities and differences in symbolic meaning of names, names, plants and animals, colors and numbers. The symbolic meanings of English and Chinese words are basically the same, the expressions are different, and there are four kinds of relations between them. As a category of contrastive linguistics, the comparison of symbolic meanings is of great significance in intercultural communication