What does the club mean in a deck of cards?

What does the club mean in a deck of cards?

Clubs is one of the four suits of playing cards in the standard French deck. It corresponds to the suit of Acorns in a German deck . Its original French name is Trèfle which means "clover" and the card symbol depicts a three-leafed clover leaf. The Italian name is Fiori ("flower").

What does a club look like in a deck of cards?

The deck of 52 playing cards is broadly classified into 2 which are further divided into 2 divisions. Red(26 cards) and Black(26 cards). The red cards are further divided into diamonds♦️ (13 cards) and hearts♥️ (13 cards). The black cards are further divided into clubs ♣️(13 cards) and spades ♠️ (13 cards).

What are the shapes in a deck of cards?

Today's 52-card deck preserves the four original French suits of centuries ago: clubs (♣), diamonds (♦), hearts (♥), and spades (♠). These graphic symbols, or “pips,” bear little resemblance to the items they represent, but they were much easier to copy than more lavish motifs.

Why are cards called clubs and spades?

Spades represent nobility, hearts stand for the clergy, diamonds represent the vassals or merchants, and clubs are peasants. In the German tradition, bells (which became the French diamonds) were the nobility, and leaves (which became the French clubs) were the merchant middle class.