富 (fù): rich
富 (fù) is a Chinese character meaning “rich.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 畐 (phonetic). It ranks #733 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 富 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- rich
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 富
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 富有adjective/verb | fù yǒu | rich | 5 |
| 丰富adjective | fēng fù | to enrich | 4 |
| 财富noun | cái fù | wealth | 6 |
| 富裕adjective/verb | fù yù | prosperous | 6 |
| 丰富多彩phrase | fēng fù duō cǎi | richly colorful | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿富汗proper-noun | ā fù hàn | Afghanistan |
| 富翁noun | fù wēng | rich person |
| 富人noun | fù rén | rich person |
| 百万富翁noun | bǎi wàn fù wēng | millionaire |
| 富兰克林 | fù lán kè lín | (name) Franklin |
| 富豪noun | fù háo | rich and powerful person |
| 富贵adjective | fù guì | riches and honor |
| 致富verb | zhì fù | to become rich |
| 富于verb | fù yú | to be full of |
| 富士山proper-noun | fù shì shān | Mt. Fuji, Japan |
| 富含verb | fù hán | to contain in great quantities |
| 富饶adjective | fù ráo | fertile |
| 富士proper-noun | fù shì | Fuji (Japanese company) |
| 富商noun | fù shāng | rich merchant |
| 富足adjective | fù zú | rich |
富 appears in 100 compound words: 61 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 23 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 富 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (22)
well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
Showing 12 of 22 idioms containing 富.
Example Sentences
这个地区自然资源丰富，发展潜力很大。
Zhè gè dìqū zìrán zīyuán fēngfù, fāzhǎn qiánlì hěn dà.
This region is rich in natural resources and has great development potential.
比特幣暴跌還買進!《富爸爸》作者曝2理由:將比黃金有價值
bǐ tè 幣 bào diē 還 買 進 ! fù bà bà zuò zhě pù lǐ yóu 將 bǐ 黃 jīn yǒu 價 zhí
Bitcoin Plummets, But Buyers Still Step In! 'Rich Dad' Author Reveals 2 Reasons: It Will Outperform Gold in Value
比特幣還能買?《富爸爸.窮爸爸》作者逆風加碼 兩大進場原因...
bǐ tè 幣 還 néng 買 ? fù bà bà . 窮 bà bà zuò zhě nì 風 jiā 碼 兩 dà 進 場 yuán yīn . . .
Can you still buy Bitcoin? The author of "Rich Dad. The author of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" has raised his stakes against the wind...
巴基斯坦空襲阿富汗境內 阿國防部:將作出適當回應
bā jī sī tǎn kōng 襲 ā fù hàn jìng 內 ā 國 fáng bù 將 zuò chū 適 當 huí 應
Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory, Defense Ministry: will respond appropriately
中國公務員春節參加相親 炫富有賓利、保時捷、房子很多
zhōng 國 gōng 務 員 chūn 節 參 jiā xiāng 親 xuàn fù yǒu 賓 lì bǎo 時 jié fáng zǐ hěn duō
Chinese Civil Servants Attend Spring Blind Date Showing off Rich Bentleys, Porsches, and Houses aplenty.
獨/富台指噴3% 周經翔曝台股紅盤日走勢
獨 fù tái zhǐ 噴 zhōu 經 xiáng pù tái gǔ 紅 盤 rì zǒu 勢
Taiwan's stock market in the red
你看过富士山吗? 它美得无法形容。
Nǐ kàn guo Fùshì Shān ma? tā měi déwú fǎ xíngróng.
Have you ever seen Mt. Fuji? It is beautiful beyond description.
内心世界很丰富，不知该如何表达了！
Nèixīnshìjiè hěn fēngfù, bù zhī gāi rúhé biǎodá le!
Deep down, everyone is rich and beautiful, but we don't know how to express it!
我们终于登上了富士山山顶。
Wǒmen zhōngyú dēngshàng le Fùshì Shān shāndǐng.
We gained the top of Mt. Fuji at last.
玛丽不穷，相反，她相当富裕。
Mǎlì bù qióng, xiāngfǎn, tā xiāngdāng fùyù.
Mary is not poor. On the contrary, she is quite rich.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 宀 (roof) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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