Circle with a point at its centre

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The circle with a point at the centre (☉) is a symbol featuring a circle with the middle marked with a dot.

It is an ancient symbol.

It can symbolize:

• The sun: See also Solar symbols
  • The sun / Ra (Egyptian).
  • The sun / a day (An ancient Chinese character, now be written as 日 (rì) )
• Gold (Alchemy)
• Control of the passions (Freemasonry)
• City centre (European road-signs)
• Make a wish (Reading tea-leaves)
• Determined position (Navigation)
• The eye of God (Early Christian)
• End of trail. Gone home. (Scouting)
• Spirit (Chippewa Indian)
• Cup (Robert Shumaker's Orangutan symbol language), [1] (http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/dec/orangutan/011219.orangutan.html)
• In phonology, a click consonant
• The symbol of Brianism

See also

• Solar symbol

External links

• Symbols.com (http://www.symbols.com/encyclopedia/26/268.html)
• The World Brianism Foundation (http://www.brianism.org) uses this symbol and calls it circumpunct. See also Brianism.

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