fú

巿

Character · Noun · Adjective · Character formTraditional福

good fortune; happiness; variant of 黻

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Meanings

3 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

good fortune; happiness; blessing

neutral

A highly auspicious concept in Chinese culture, often used in greetings and blessings.

Zhù祝
nǐ你
quán全
jiā家
xìng幸
fú福
ān安
kāng康
 。

I wish your whole family happiness and good health.

Xīn新
nián年
kuài快
lè乐
 ，
fú福
qì气
mǎn满
mǎn满
 ！

Happy New Year, may you be full of good fortune!

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Tā他
hěn很
yǒu有
fú福
qì气
 ，
yī一
jiā家
rén人
hé和
hé和
měi美
měi美
 。

He is very blessed; his family is harmonious and happy.

2.

adjective

auspicious; blessed; fortunate

neutral

Used to describe people, places, or things that bring or have good luck.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
yǒu有
fú福
zhī之
rén人
 。

He is a blessed person.

Rén人
men们
zài在
xīn新
nián年
shí时
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhāng张
tiē贴
 “
fú福
 ”
zì字
 。

People like to put up the character 'Fu' (福) during the New Year.

3.

character form

variant form of 黻 (fú); used in personal names

archaic

This is an archaic, rarely used variant character form. In modern usage, it primarily appears in personal names.

Tā他
de的
míng名
zi字
lǐ里
yòng用
 “
fú福
 ”
zì字
 ，
shì是
gǔ古
zì字
 “
fú黻
 ”
de的
biàn变
tǐ体
 。

The character '福' in his name is a variant of the ancient character '黻'.

Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
zhōng中
 ，
 “
fú福
 ”
yǒu有
shí时
tōng通
 “
fú黻
 ”
 。

In ancient texts, '福' was sometimes used interchangeably with '黻'.