福 (fú): abbr. for Fujian province 福建省, good fortune, happiness
福 (fú) is a Chinese character meaning “good fortune.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 礻 (semantic) and 畐 (phonetic). It ranks #683 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 福 spirit. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 票 (piào, ticket), 视 (shì, (literary, or bound form) to look at), 示 (shì, to show).
Definitions
- abbr. for Fujian province 福建省
- good fortune
- happiness
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 福
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 幸福noun/adjective | xìng fú | happiness | 4 |
| 祝福verb | zhù fú | blessings | 6 |
| 福利noun/verb | fú lì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 福尔摩斯proper-noun | fú ěr mó sī | Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯 |
| 福特proper-noun | fú tè | Ford (name) |
| 福音noun | fú yīn | good news |
| 斯坦福proper-noun | sī tǎn fú | Stanford or Stamford (name of various people, places and organizations, notably Stanford University) |
| 福克斯proper-noun | fú kè sī | Fox (media company) |
| 罗斯福 | luó sī fú | Roosevelt (name) |
| 福斯特proper-noun | fú sī tè | Foster or Forster (name) |
| 福气noun | fú qi | good fortune |
| 福克 | fú kè | Fock or Foch (name) |
| 赐福verb | cì fú | to bless |
| 全家福 | quán jiā fú | photograph of the entire family |
| 法兰克福 | fǎ lán kè fú | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 祈福verb | qí fú | to pray for blessings |
| 发福verb | fā fú | to put on weight |
| 造福verb | zào fú | to benefit (e.g. the people) |
福 appears in 102 compound words: 62 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 福 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (20)
disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
Showing 12 of 20 idioms containing 福.
Example Sentences
这个福字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě fú zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
The character "福" (blessing) had different meanings in classical Chinese.
老来有福!3生肖女“晚年命最好” 有人陪、有钱花...
lǎo lái yǒu fú ! 3 shēng xiào nǚ wǎn nián mìng zuì hǎo yǒu rén péi , yǒu qián huā . . .
Blessed in old age! 3 zodiac women "have the best life in their old age" with someone to accompany and have money to spend...
(新春走基层)福建屏南:古桥“万安”横碧水 乡宴“..
( xīn chūn zǒu jī céng ) fú jiàn bǐng nán : gǔ qiáo wàn ān héng bì shuǐ xiāng yàn . .
(New Year at the grassroots level) Pingnan, Fujian: Guqiao "Wan'an" Hengbi Water Township Banquet":
上观时评|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼·新世说
shàng guàn shí píng mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn xīn shì shuō
Shangguan Commentary|" Immediately, "the people's livelihood expectations in the blessing of the new world said
...盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的祝福
. . . shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de zhù fú
... Sheng, it's getting better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to everyone's blessings to the motherland
海报荐读|“马上”体祝福里的民生期盼;AI“灵魂附..
hǎi bào jiàn dòu mǎ shàng tǐ zhù fú lǐ de mín shēng qī pàn ; A I líng hún fù . .
Poster Recommendation|" Immediately, "feel the expectations of people's livelihood in the blessing; AI's "soul attachment:
战争不会使任何人幸福。
Zhànzhēng bù huì shǐ rènhé rén xìngfú.
War doesn't make anybody happy.
当幸福来敲门的时候。
Dāng xìngfú lái qiāomén de shíhou.
When happiness comes knocking at your door.
有一个人住在福冈，其他人住在新泻。
Yǒu yī gè rén zhù zài Fúgāng, qítā rén zhù zài Xīnxiè.
One lives in Fukuoka, and the others live in Niigata.
团结、公正和自由是幸福的保证。
Tuánjié, gōngzhèng hé zìyóu shì xìngfú de bǎozhèng.
Unity, justice and freedom are the pledge of fortune.
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