Inscriptions on lock charms are usually written from right to left. The most commonly found inscription on Chinese lock charms (and one of the most commonly found inscriptions on Chinese numismatic charms in general) is cháng mìng fù guì (長命富貴, longevity, wealth, and honour). Other inscriptions could be used to express a desire for achieving a high rank through the imperial examination system such as zhuàng yuán jí dì (狀元及第, the first rank at the examination for the Hanlin Academy), longevity with the inscription cháng mìng bǎi suì (長命百歲, long life of 100 years), or a wish for stability with tiān cháng dì jiǔ (天长地久, as eternal and unchanging as the universe). Some lock charms feature inscriptions that refer to famous mountains in China such as jiǔ huá míng shān (九華名山, the famous Mount Jiuhua) and dà máo shān (大茅山, the great Maoshan) while the names of the geographical regions where these mountains are located may also be displayed on the charm.