In one of such variations, only Shouxing, the God of Longevity was depicted in the form of an old man in the middle, with a bat as Fuxing, the God of Fortune (as the pronunciation of kanji characters delineating 'fortune' (f) and 'bat'(f) are the same in Chinese) and a deer as Luxing, the God of Prosperity (as the pronunciation of kanji characters delineating 'prosperity' (l) and 'deer' (l) are the same in Chinese) being positioned on either side of Shouxing, respectively.
中には、寿星だけを老人の姿で描き、その左右に福星を蝙蝠として（「福」(f)と「蝠」(f)が中国では同音のため）、禄星を鹿として（「禄」(l)と「鹿」(l)がやはり同音のため）描いたものなどもある。