Ma mascot a njoka a chaka chatsopano ali ndi tanthauzo lalikulu la chikhalidwe, makamaka m'miyambo yomwe njoka imayimira nzeru, kusintha, ndi mwayi wabwino. Mu nthano za zodiac zaku China, njoka ndi chizindikiro cha nzeru ndi kusinthasintha, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti ikhale chithunzi chodziwika bwino pa zikondwerero za Chaka Chatsopano cha Lunar. Yopangidwa ndi mitundu yowala ngati yofiira (ya mwayi) ndi golide (ya chuma), ma mascot awa a pulasitiki nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi zinthu zovuta monga mapangidwe ozungulira, maso okongola, kapena zizindikiro zabwino monga ndalama kapena nyali. Mwachitsanzo, njoka yokongola yokhala ndi chithumwa cha "fu" (kutanthauza dalitso) imayimira chiyembekezo cha chaka chabwino chomwe chikubwera. Mapangidwe awa amalemekeza miyambo yakale pomwe amapereka mawonekedwe amakono, okopana, kulola ana ndi akulu kulumikizana ndi cholowa cha chikhalidwe mwanjira yosewerera.

Monga zokongoletsa za tchuthi, ma mascot a njoka za chaka chatsopano amawonjezera kukongola kwa nyumba ndi zochitika. Zopachikidwa pamitengo ya Khirisimasi, zoyikidwa pa manthel, kapena zogwiritsidwa ntchito ngati pakati pa tebulo, mawonekedwe awo ofewa komanso okongola osangalatsa zimakweza nthawi yomweyo mlengalenga wa chikondwerero. Amaperekanso mphatso zoganizira bwino: makolo angapereke njoka ya njoka kwa mwana wobadwa mu Chaka cha Njoka, pomwe anzawo amatha kusinthanitsa ngati chizindikiro cha mwayi. Ma mascot ambiri a njoka amabwera m'makulidwe osiyanasiyana kuyambira makiyi ang'onoang'ono mpaka mitundu yayikulu yolumikizana, zomwe zimakwaniritsa zomwe amakonda. Banja likhoza kuwonetsa njoka yayikulu mchipinda chawo chochezera ngati malo ofunikira, pomwe wapaulendo anganyamule njoka yaying'ono m'thumba lawo kuti alandire madalitso paulendo.

Kupatula phindu lawo lophiphiritsira, mascot a njoka za chaka chatsopano amakhala ngati zikumbutso za chisangalalo ndi chiyambi chatsopano. Mapangidwe awo oseketsa—monga nkhope za njoka zomwe zimamwetulira, mamba owala, kapena mawonekedwe okongola—amasangalatsa anthu pamisonkhano ndi maphwando. Kwa ana, ma plush awa amasintha zikondwerero zachikhalidwe kukhala zochitika zolumikizana, kuyambitsa chidwi cha miyambo pamene akupereka bwenzi lotonthoza. Akuluakulu nawonso amayamikira kukongola kwawo kokumbukira zakale, kuwagwiritsa ntchito kukongoletsa maofesi kapena kuwonjezera chikondwerero m'malo ogwirira ntchito. Kaya akuwonetsedwa bwino kapena atabisika pakona yokongola, mascot a njoka za chaka chatsopano ndi njira yosangalatsa yolandirira nyengoyi ndi manja otseguka komanso mitima yachiyembekezo.