财富 (cái fù) — wealth; riches | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

财富 is wealth in the broadest, often abstract sense — total assets, prosperity, or 'riches' in a general sense. 财产 refers to specific property/assets, 金钱 is just money.

noun

wealthriches

Examples

财富。
Tā jī lěi le dà liàng de cái fù.
He has accumulated a great deal of wealth.
财富。
Zhēn zhèng de cái fù bù jǐn jǐn shì jīn qián.
True wealth is not just money.
财富。
Tā bǎ zì jǐ de cái fù juān gěi le cí shàn jī gòu.
She donated her wealth to charity organizations.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

富fùriches

财 means wealth, and 富 means riches or abundance; together they name wealth.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

貝才財

Meaning part形符xíngfú

貝貝bèishell

Sound part声符shēngfú

才

才cái財cái

Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

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

宀畐富

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀mián

Sound part声符shēngfú

畐

畐fú富fù

Same sound today

富 pairs 宀, a roof-shaped part, with 畐, which gives the sound fú.

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