幸福感 (xìng fú gǎn) — sense of happiness, well-being

Definition

A noun meaning 'sense of happiness' or 'feeling of well-being' — the subjective experience itself, not the conditions that cause it. Often collocates with 提高 (raise/boost) and 指数 (index).

noun
sense of happinesswell-being

Examples

  • 幸福感。
    Tí gāo rén mín de xìng fú gǎn shì guó jiā de zhòng yào mù biāo.
    Improving people's sense of happiness is an important goal of the country.
  • 幸福感。
    Tā de xìng fú gǎn lái zì jiǎn dān de shēng huó.
    Her sense of happiness comes from a simple life.
  • 幸福感。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de jū mín xìng fú gǎn zhǐ shù hěn gāo.
    The happiness index of the residents in this city is very high.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

幸福happiness
幸xìngfortunate福fúblessing
联合Side by side
感gǎnfeeling

幸福 (happiness) and 感 (feeling) combine to name a sense of happiness.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 幸 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
Sound part声符shēngfú
畐
畐fú福fú
Same sound today

福 combines 示 and 畐, with 示 carrying the meaning and 畐 the sound.

Open 福 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián感gǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

感 pairs 咸, which gives the sound, with 心, the heart, for feeling.

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