福
happiness, blessing
At a glance · 福
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。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
福字小篆从示畐声，为形声字；本义为福气、保佑。甲骨文象双手捧酒祭神求福之形。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
福本义为福气、幸福，古人以祭祀求福。
Structure
形声字，左部『示』为意符表神祇，右部『畐』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinfú
Radical礻
Strokes14
UnicodeU+798F
Character type形声
Theme德行
Six languages, one character
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English
happiness, blessing
Fu is a phonetic-semantic character meaning happiness and blessing.
Français
bonheur, bénédiction
Fu est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant bonheur et bénédiction.
Español
felicidad, bendición
Fu es un carácter fonosemántico que significa felicidad y bendición.
العربية
سعادة، بركة
فو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني السعادة والبركة.
Русский
счастье, благословение
Фу — фоносемантический знак, означающий счастье и благословение.
Common words
- 幸福xìng fúhappiness
- 福气fú qìluck