How to say “happiness” in Chinese
happiness, blessing
“Happiness” in Chinese is 福, fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
福 is read fú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 礻 — “altar, ritual”. The right part is the same as in 幅 fú.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “福”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 福. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 希望你永远幸福xīwàngnǐyǒngyuǎnxìngfúI wish you happiness forever.
- 他们的日子过得很幸福tāmenderìziguòdehěnxìngfúThey live very happily.
- 祝新人永远幸福zhùxīnrényǒngyuǎnxìngfúWishing the newlyweds happiness forever!
- 门上贴着一个福字ménshangtiēzheyígefúzìThe character for “happiness” is stuck on the door.
- 这份工作薪水不高，但是福利很好。zhèfèngōngzuòxīnshuibùgāo,dànshìfúlìhěnhǎoThis job doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good.
- 这家公司的福利待遇很不错zhèjiāgōngsīdefúlìdàiyùhěnbúcuòThis company offers really good benefits.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “New Year's Eve”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “happiness” in Chinese?
“Happiness” in Chinese is 福, pinyin fú.
What does 福 mean?
福 (fú) means “happiness, blessing”.
How do you write 福?
福 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 福?
福 is read fú. Tones: fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“happiness” in the lesson “New Year's Eve”
This word is from the topic “Traditions and thought” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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