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Character

福

fú HSK 4
福 fú HSK 4
  • 1. happiness; good fortune; blessing (opposite of 祸)
  • 2. old term for women performing the 万福 curtsy (both hands placed on one side of the waist with a slight knee bend)
  • 3. short form for Fujian province
  • 4. a surname
Words using 福 as fú (5)
  • 1 幸福 xìng fú — happy HSK 4
    • 幸 fortune, luck, good circumstances
    • 福 blessing, welfare, happiness
    Example

    他们过着幸福的生活。

    tā men guò zhe xìng fú de shēng huó

    They live a happy life.

  • 2 祝福 zhù fú — to bless HSK 6
    • 祝 to wish, to express good wishes
    • 福 blessing, good fortune, happiness
    Example

    大家都祝福这对新人。

    dà jiā dōu zhù fú zhè duì xīn rén

    Everyone blesses this newlywed couple.

  • 3 福利 fú lì — welfare HSK 6
    • 福 fortune, happiness, well-being
    • 利 benefit, advantage, interest
    Example

    公司提供很好的福利待遇。

    gōng sī tí gōng hěn hǎo de fú lì dài yù

    The company provides very good welfare benefits.

  • 4 福气 fú qì — good fortune HSK 7
    • 福 blessing, good fortune
    • 气 quality, aura (of having fortune)
    Example

    她真是个有福气的人。

    tā zhēn shì ge yǒu fú qì de rén

    She is truly a fortunate person.

  • 5 造福 zào fú — to benefit HSK 7
    • 造 to create, to make
    • 福 blessing, well-being, benefit
    Example

    这项工程将造福千万人民。

    zhè xiàng gōng chéng jiāng zào fú qiān wàn rén mín

    This project will benefit tens of millions of people.

Structure & writing
福 fú — happiness; good fortune; blessing (opposite of 祸)

福 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 礻 shì — spirit/altar radical, relating to worship and the divine
礻 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 1
视 shì to look; to see
HSK 3
礼 lǐ ceremony or etiquette formed by social morals and customs
HSK 4
社 shè earth deity, and the place, day, and rites for worshipping it in ancient times 祝 zhù to wish; to express good wishes 福 fú happiness; good fortune; blessing (opposite of 祸)
HSK 5
神 shén god; deity; creator and ruler of all things 祸 huò misfortune; disaster (opposite of 福)
HSK 6
祖 zǔ grandparent; parent's parent 祥 xiáng auspicious; fortunate
HSK 7
祀 sì sacrifice; ritual offering to gods or ancestors 祈 qí to pray to gods for blessings; to pray 祷 dǎo to pray (to heaven or a deity for help) 禅 chán abbreviated transliteration of Sanskrit 'dhyāna', referring to Buddhist meditation
2 畐 fú — a type of vessel without legs
畐 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 4
富 fù wealthy; rich in resources (opposite of "贫" and "穷") 幅 fú width of cloth, wool, or silk fabric 福 fú happiness; good fortune; blessing (opposite of 祸)
HSK 5
副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正)
HSK 6
逼 bī to coerce; to threaten
HSK 7
辐 fú spoke (of a wheel)

Stroke order