福 (fú) — good fortune; happiness; luck
Definition
福 (fú) is the traditional, cultural word for 'blessing, good fortune' — most often seen in set phrases like 祝你新年有福. 幸福 is a common everyday word for personal happiness; 运气 and 幸运 refer more to chance and luck.
noun
good fortunehappinessluck
Easily confused
- 幅fúlook-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 服fúsound-aliketo take (medicine)
- 富fùlook-alikerich, wealthy, abundant
- 扶fúsound-aliketo support with the hand; to help (someone) up; to hold onto (something) for support
- 逼bīlook-aliketo force, to compel (someone to do something)
- 浮fúsound-aliketo float
Examples
- ，福。Chūn jié de shí hou, rén men xǐ huan zài mén shàng tiē fú zì.During the Spring Festival, people like to paste the character 'fu' on their doors.
- 福！Zhù nǐ xīn nián yǒu fú!Wishing you good fortune in the new year!
- 福。Dà jiā dōu xī wàng zì jǐ yǒu fú.Everyone hopes they have good fortune.
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