祜
blessing; happiness; prosperity
At a glance · 祜
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 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.
小篆从示（礻，意符，与神灵福祸相关），古声，本义为福。隶楷从礻从古，形声稳定。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
本义为上天所赐之福。
Structure
形声字，从示（意符，神祇福佑），古（gǔ）为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinhù
Radical礻
Strokes9
UnicodeU+795C
Character type形声
Theme德行
Six languages, one character
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English
blessing; happiness; prosperity
Blessing, happiness, or prosperity.
Français
bénédiction; bonheur
Bénédiction, bonheur ou prospérité.
Español
bendición; felicidad
Bendición, felicidad o prosperidad.
العربية
بركة؛ سعادة؛ نعيم
بركة أو سعادة أو نعيم.
Русский
благословение; счастье
Благословение, счастье или процветание.
Common words
- 祜hùblessing
- 福祜fú hùblessing