富豪 (fù háo) — rich and powerful person; tycoon

Definition

富豪 stresses both wealth and social power/status, often a household name. 富翁 is just a rich person; 巨头 is a business magnate, used for specific industries.

noun
rich and powerful persontycoon
Measure word · 位

Examples

  • 富豪。
    Nà wèi fù háo shì shàng shì gōng sī de dǒng shì zhǎng.
    That tycoon is the chairman of a listed company.
  • 富豪。
    Zhè bǐ jiāo yì ràng tā zài yì nián nèi chéng wéi fù háo.
    This deal made him become a rich and powerful person within one year.
  • 富豪。
    fù háo Men jīng cháng cān jiā cí shàn juān zhù huó dòng.
    The tycoons often participate in charitable donation activities.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

富fùrich
豪háopowerful

富 means rich and 豪 means powerful, naming a wealthy and powerful person.

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.

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.

Open 富 →

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
豕豕shǐpig, boar
Sound part声符shēngfú
高
高gāo豪háo
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

豪 shows 豕, a pig or boar, together with 高, which gives its sound.

Open 豪 →
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