Kilo Lingo

(xìng yùn) - lucky, fortunate in Mandarin

xìngyùn

Traditional: 幸运

Line drawing of 幸运
Coloured illustration of 幸运
#905 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

lucky, fortunate

Word origin

A two-character compound meaning lucky. 幸 (xìng) 'fortunate' joins 运 (yùn) 'luck, fortune, to transport'. 运 is the simplified form of 運, having the 辶 'movement' radical with 云 (yún) as phonetic.

Origin
compound
Root
幸 (xìng, 'fortunate') + 运 (yùn, 'luck'; 辶 movement radical + 云 phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 幸

Stroke order for 运

Examples

I am really lucky to have met you.

He is a fortunate person.

Wishing you good luck.

Today I am really lucky.

He luckily found a job.

幸运 (xìng yùn) means lucky or fortunate.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 19.