30 Chinese New Year Memes For The Lunar New Year Mood

Priya Coleman

8 hours ago

Chinese New Year meme compilation: A collage featuring the "Salt Bae" sprinkling red envelopes, the "Mercy" Overwatch character saving failed resolutions, and the Golden Retriever holding red packets.

Chinese New Year memes are the perfect little side dish to the season. Bright. Fast. Full of “yes, exactly.” They capture the swirl of family gatherings, busy kitchens, and the group-chat commentary that starts the second you step through the door.

A hopeful Chinese New Year meme using the Mercy from Overwatch template to depict the holiday appearing as a savior for anyone who is "already failing on my New Year's resolutions."

This set leans into Lunar New Year humor, a whole lot of red envelope jokes, and the kind of family reunion memes that feel lovingly too real. If you’re celebrating, visiting relatives, or just catching the vibe from afar, you’ll find something to grin at.

Cozy Chinese New Year Memes For Good Luck

A funny Chinese New Year meme based on 500 Days of Summer, clarifying that while one person loves the holiday, the other actually loves "Chinese Yuan" and the cash-filled red envelopes.
A relatable Lunar New Year meme featuring a hamster desperately burying itself in sawdust to represent "trying to avoid questions from aunties" during family gatherings.
A career-focused Chinese New Year meme tweet lamenting the 15 days spent explaining to relatives that working in advertising doesn't mean "I take videos and pictures for a living."
A wholesome "good luck" Lunar New Year meme featuring a tabby cat surrounded by red envelopes and oranges, promising health and wealth to anyone who likes the photo.
A cute Chinese New Year meme comparing a Pomeranian dog's reaction to "No Money" versus "With Money," showing the dog instantly perking up at the sight of a red packet.
A logical Chinese New Year meme featuring the "Roll Safe" guy tapping his head, noting that failed resolutions don't matter because you can just "start over" with the Lunar calendar.
A social survival Lunar New Year meme parodying the Facebook Safety Check feature, declaring the user "Marked Safe From relatives Today" on the 8th day of the festival.
A simple pun Chinese New Year meme tweet where a user captions their selfie with the wordplay "chinese new year chinese new me."
A hilarious superstition Lunar New Year meme tweet where a user panics about a hair appointment violating the "no washing hair" tradition, only to remember "I am not Chinese."
A wholesome Chinese New Year meme comic where a person ignores judging relatives asking "Why are you fat?" to lovingly hug a yellow figure labeled "Popo's cooking."
A "Daily Struggle" Chinese New Year meme showing a man sweating over two red buttons labeled "Lion dance" and "Dragon dance," representing the common confusion between the two.
A classic "Salt Bae" Lunar New Year meme featuring the chef sprinkling falling red envelopes onto a t-shirt, captioned "Chinese parents during the Chinese New Year."
An Oprah Winfrey Chinese New Year meme shouting to the audience, captioned "Everybody gets a Gung Hay Fat Choy" to represent the hustle for red pockets.
A financial Lunar New Year meme text post parodying Jay-Z lyrics: "I got 99 problems and getting red packets could solve at least 73 of them."
A wholesome Chinese New Year meme featuring a golden retriever holding a stack of red envelopes in its mouth to wish everyone a happy holiday.
A Sopranos Lunar New Year meme where Christopher Moltisanti theorizes to Tony that "China's takin' over" and predicts "Chinese Columbus Day" is next.
A hilarious Chinese New Year meme tweet where a boyfriend refuses to take out the trash citing holiday superstition, asking "how am I supposed to be chinesemaxxing in these conditions."
A linguistic "Woman Yelling at a Cat" Lunar New Year meme where the woman screams "Gong Xi Fa Cai" (Mandarin) and the cat replies "Gong Hei Fat Choi" (Cantonese).
An Inception Chinese New Year meme where Leonardo DiCaprio wishes Cillian Murphy a happy holiday, unbothered by the fact that neither of them is Chinese.

These Chinese New Year memes tend to fall into a few familiar buckets. First: the money talk. Red envelope jokes are basically their own genre. People become mathematicians. Philosophers. Negotiators. Suddenly you’re counting blessings and also counting cash. It’s funny because it’s true, and it’s sweet because it’s part of the ritual.

Next is the social side of Lunar New Year humor. The auntie questions. The career explanations. The gentle panic of trying to be polite, full, and emotionally steady at the same time. Family reunion memes understand the performance of it all—smiling, nodding, and texting your cousin from across the room like you’re on a secret mission.

Then there’s the playful reset energy. One more chance. A fresh start. A new calendar that feels like a warm permission slip. Chinese New Year memes really shine here, because they make the whole “new me” idea feel lighter. Less pressure. More laughter. More snacks.

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I’m Priya Coleman, and I love celebrations that feel warm and a little silly—especially when the jokes are sweet, the snacks are plentiful, and the luck feels shared.

Priya Coleman is a viral content specialist and meme analyst with over six years in digital publishing. Her past roles include viral content editor for PopSugar's humor vertical and meme correspondent for HuffPost’s comedy section. Priya specializes in spotting trending meme moments just before they peak—like the chaotic delight of the Ever Given’s Suez Canal mishap or the existential comedy of This is Fine. She brings her sharp wit and instinctive knack for viral content to Thunder Dungeon, always keeping the community a step ahead of the latest meme craze.

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