How to say “rich” in Chinese

富

fù

rich

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Economy”

“Rich” in Chinese is 富, fù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

富 is read fù. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

富

fù — rich

On top, 宀 “roof”: a house full of everything. The lower part is the same as in 福 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 “富”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 富. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他的工作经验很丰富tādegōngzuòjīngyànhěnfēngfùHe has a wealth of work experience.
这本书的内容很丰富zhèběnshūdenèirónghěnfēngfùThe content of this book is very rich.
多读书可以丰富自己的词汇duōdúshūkěyǐfēngfùzìjǐdecíhuìReading a lot enriches your vocabulary.
以前这里很穷，现在富起来了。yǐqiánzhèlǐhěnqióng,xiànzàifùqǐlaileThis place used to be poor, but now it has gotten rich.
这幅画的色彩很丰富zhèfúhuàdesècǎihěnfēngfùThis painting has a very rich palette.
他父亲经商多年，经验丰富。tāfùqīnjīngshāngduōnián,jīngyànfēngfùHis father has been in business for many years and has a lot of experience.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “Rich and poor”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “rich” in Chinese?

“Rich” in Chinese is 富, pinyin fù.

What does 富 mean?

富 (fù) means “rich”.

How do you write 富?

富 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 富?

富 is read fù. Tones: fù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“rich” in the lesson “Rich and poor”

This word is from the topic “Economy” 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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