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What do these cross stitch pattern symbols mean?

Anyone know of a site which explains all the types of stitch options for cross-stitching? Im curious because I got a pattern but it has a few marks that indicate stitches outside of the standard one. Need to know what the symbols mean. Someone suggested that some text on my pattern should clue me in. However, this pattern came to me from a company based out of China so everything is in Chinese characters. One of my friends translated but doesnt tell me that the chinese text suggests anything abotu these stitches

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  1. http://www.caron-net.com/patguide.html#anchor1015452 for over-all stich instruction http://www.gloria-pat.com/resources/basics.html stich specifics-how to
  2. http://www.caron-net.com/patguide.html Most patterns state somewhere on them what the symbols mean because not all patterns will use the same legend. What are the symbols you don't understand?
  3. Here's How to read a cross stitch pattern: http://crossstitch.about.com/od/learnhowtocrossstitch/a/rdapat.htm This samesite http://crossstitch.about.com/od/freecrossstitchpatterns/a/crossstitcha2z_3.htm has tutorials for these stitches, and includes the marks: Boss Stitch Elongated Cross Stitch Four-Sided Stitch Herringbone Stitch Laced Cross Stitch Long-Armed Smyrna Cross Stitch Quartered Cross Stitch Rice Stitch Simple Eyelet Stitch Smyrna Cross Stitch Star Stitch (Also known as Couched Cross Stitch) Underlined Cross Stitch Upright Cross Stitch Velvet Stitch Zig Zag Stitch Special Square One Special Square Two Special Square Three Heart Trio Topiary Pattern Elongated Stitch Motif Herringbone Stitch Border Herringbone Heart Zig-Zag Welcome Hope that helps!
  4. Have you looked on the patter to see if it is anywhere noted. I think that most if not all patters have all the stitches that used in that patter.
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