Clubs (suit)
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Clubs (also known as clovers or 'flowers' in some parts of Africa) is one of the four suits found in playing cards. In Bridge, it ranks lowest out of all four suits (Clubs, Diamonds, Hearts, and Spades), below Diamonds. It is typically associated with war.
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[edit] Origin and meaning of the symbol
The symbol was first used on French playing cards, mass produced in Rouen and Lyon in the 15th Century through the use of woodcuts. The French name for the symbol is trèfle 'clover'. The suits were based on the four major economic classes on the late middle ages; Spades represented the military, Hearts represented the church, Clubs represented agriculture, and Diamonds represented trade merchants.
The English word for the suit is clubs. This is probably a translation of Spanish bastos 'clubs' - which is the symbol used on old Spanish playing cards, as well as modern Tarot cards.
German suits: acorns (German: Eichel) Image:Eichel1.gif.
[edit] Сodes of symbol
Unicode — U+2663 and U+2667:
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HTML — ♣ и ♣:
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[edit] Example cards
Playing card club A.svg
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Playing card club 2.svg
2 |
Playing card club 3.svg
3 |
Playing card club 4.svg
4 |
Playing card club 5.svg
5 |
Playing card club 6.svg
6 |
Playing card club 7.svg
7 |
Playing card club 8.svg
8 |
Playing card club 9.svg
9 |
Playing card club 10.svg
10 |
Playing card club J.svg
Jack |
Playing card club Q.svg
Queen |
Playing card club K.svg
King |
[edit] See also
- Playing cardda:Klør (kulør)
de:Kreuz (Farbe) eo:Trefo fa:گشنیز (خال ورق) fr:♣ no:Kløver (kortspill) nds:Klever (Klöör) pl:Trefl pt:Paus (naipe) ru:Трефы (масть) sq:Spathiu sk:Tref sv:Klöver (kortspel) th:ดอกจิก uk:Трефа
