福 fú
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 礻 — spirit
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 畐 to fill
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
福气
fúqi
good fortune; blessing
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老人常说，能在动荡年代保住一家人的平安，已经是最大的福气。 Lǎorén cháng shuō, néng zài dòngdàng niándài bǎozhù yì jiā rén de píng'ān, yǐjīng shì zuì dà de fúqi. The old man often says that keeping a whole family safe in turbulent times is already the greatest blessing.
- 有这么好的孩子，是你的福气。 Yǒu zhème hǎo de háizi, shì nǐ de fúqi. Having such a good child is your good fortune.
- 能和家人一起吃团圆饭，就是一种福气。 Néng hé jiārén yìqǐ chī tuányuánfàn, jiù shì yì zhǒng fúqi. Being able to share a reunion dinner with family is itself a blessing.