幸 xìng — fortunate, luck · English

幸

xìng

fortunate, luck

At a glance · 幸

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文象古代刑具（桎梏）之形，本为「執」所从；后假借为侥幸、宠幸。隶楷作「幸」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「幸」本指意外免去灾祸（侥幸），引申为幸运、宠爱。

Structure

象形字，象刑具之形；假借为侥幸、福幸。

At a glance

Pinyinxìng

Radical干

Strokes8

UnicodeU+5E78

Character type象形

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English fortunate, luck Fortunate, lucky; to favor.

Français heureux, chance Heureux, chanceux; favoriser.

Español afortunado, suerte Afortunado, con suerte; favorecer.

العربية محظوظ، سعيد محظوظ أو سعيد أو يُنعَم عليه.

Русский счастливый, удача Счастливый, удачливый; миловать.

Common words

幸福xìng fúhappiness
幸xìngfortunately

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