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福祉 (fú zhǐ) — well-being; welfare; happiness (formal/literary, often referring to collective or societal well-being)

Definition

福祉 (fúzhǐ) is a formal, written word for collective 'well-being' or 'welfare' — used in political or social contexts about society as a whole, not personal feelings of being happy.

noun
well-beingwelfarehappiness (formal/literary, often referring to collective or societal well-being)

Examples

  • 福祉。
    Tí gāo rén mín fú zhǐ shì zhèng fǔ de shǒu yào mù biāo.
    Improving the people's well-being is the government's primary goal.
  • 福祉。
    Shè huì de fán róng yǔ fú zhǐ mì bù kě fēn.
    Social prosperity and welfare are inseparable.
  • 福祉。
    Wǒ men dōu zhuī qiú hé píng yǔ fú zhǐ.
    We all pursue peace and well-being.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

福fúblessing
祉zhǐhappiness

福 gives blessing and 祉 gives happiness; together they denote well-being.

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
示示shì
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
示示shìaltar
Sound part声符shēngfú
止
止zhǐ祉zhǐ
Same sound today

祉 pairs 示, an altar, with 止 to give its sound.

Appears in
Abstract ConceptsSociety & Public Life

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