富足 (fù zú) — rich, abundant, plentiful

Definition

富足 describes a comfortable, plentiful state — usually of material life, resources, or livelihood. Stronger than 丰富 (general abundance); 丰盛 is reserved for food and feasts.

adjective
richabundantplentiful

Examples

  • 富足,。
    Zhè ge guó jiā zī yuán fù zú, rén mín ān jū lè yè.
    This country has abundant resources, and its people live in peace and contentment.
  • ,富足。
    Suī rán shōu rù bù gāo, dàn tā de jīng shén shēng huó hěn fù zú.
    Although her income is not high, her spiritual life is very rich.
  • ,富足。
    Jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì, tā men guò shàng le fù zú de shēng huó.
    After years of hard work, they began to live a prosperous life.

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fùrich
足zúenough

富 means rich and 足 means enough, so 富足 describes plenty that is both wealthy and sufficient.

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 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

足 was originally drawn as a leg.

Open 足 →

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