(xìng fú) - happiness, happy, blessed in Mandarin
xìngfúTraditional: 幸福
Translation
happiness, happy, blessed
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Word origin
A two-character compound meaning happiness. 幸 (xìng) 'fortunate, luck' and 福 (fú) 'blessing, good fortune' combine; 福 has the 礻 'spirit' radical with 畐 as phonetic, linking it to blessings from the divine.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 幸 (xìng, 'fortunate') + 福 (fú, 'blessing'; 礻 spirit radical + 畐 phonetic)
Stroke order
幸
福
Examples
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I hope you are always happy.
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Their marriage is a happy one.
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What is happiness?
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Their family is very happy.
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Happiness cannot be bought with money.
幸福 (xìng fú) means happiness, happy, or blessed.
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This word is taught in chapter 11, lesson 11: 幸福, 神, 经常 and 7 more words.