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福 is pronounced “fu” in Chinese.
The character “fu” is posted by virtually all Chinese people on the doors of their homes during the Spring Festival (closely associated with the Chinese New Year).
One tradition from the Zhou Dynasty (beginning in 256 B.C.) holds that putting a fu symbol on your front door will keep the goddess of poverty away.
福 literally means good fortune, prosperity, blessed, blessedness, happiness, and fulfillment.
You'll also see this character in Vietnam (where Chinese characters were the written form until a romanization reform) where it is pronounced Phúc - a word commonly used in Vietnamese names because of its good meaning.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Fu search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
富 see styles |
fù fu4 fu yutaka ゆたか |
More info & calligraphy: Wealth / Fortune / Riches / Abundance(1) riches; wealth; fortune; (2) resources; (3) (abbreviation) lottery; (surname, given name) Yutaka Rich, wealthy, affluent, well supplied; translit. pu and ve sounds; cf. 不, 布, 補, 婆. |
福 see styles |
fú fu2 fu fuku ふく |
More info & calligraphy: Good Luck / Good Fortunegood fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck; (surname) Fukutsuru Blessing, happiness, felicity, good fortune. |
蝠 see styles |
fú fu2 fu |
More info & calligraphy: Bat |
享福 see styles |
xiǎng fú xiang3 fu2 hsiang fu |
More info & calligraphy: Prosperous Life |
克服 see styles |
kè fú ke4 fu2 k`o fu ko fu kokufuku こくふく |
More info & calligraphy: Overcome(noun, transitive verb) conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control |
冥福 see styles |
míng fú ming2 fu2 ming fu meifuku めいふく |
More info & calligraphy: Happiness in the Afterlifehappiness in the next world The happiness of the dead. |
功夫 see styles |
gōng fu gong1 fu5 kung fu kanfuu; kunfuu / kanfu; kunfu カンフー; クンフー |
More info & calligraphy: Kung Fu / Gong Fu(kana only) {MA} kung fu (chi: gōngfu); (male given name) Norio work |
夫人 see styles |
fū ren fu1 ren5 fu jen fujin(p); bunin(ok); hashikashi(ok) ふじん(P); ぶにん(ok); はしかし(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Fujin(1) (ふじん, はしかし only) (honorific or respectful language) wife; Mrs; madam; (2) (ふじん only) (archaism) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (3) (ふじん, ぶにん only) (archaism) consort of the emperor A wife; the wife of a king, i. e. a queen, devi. |
夫婦 夫妇 see styles |
fū fù fu1 fu4 fu fu fuufu(p); meoto; myouto / fufu(p); meoto; myoto ふうふ(P); めおと; みょうと |
More info & calligraphy: Husband and Wife(1) married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; (prefix noun) (2) (めおと only) (See 夫婦茶碗) his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman) husband and wife |
富裕 see styles |
fù yù fu4 yu4 fu yü fuyuu / fuyu ふゆう |
More info & calligraphy: Abundance / Prosperous(noun or adjectival noun) wealth; riches; opulence; (female given name) Fuyū |
師傅 师傅 see styles |
shī fu shi1 fu5 shih fu shifu しふ |
More info & calligraphy: Master / Skilled Workerguardian and tutor of a nobleman's child |
師父 师父 see styles |
shī fu shi1 fu5 shih fu shifu しふ |
More info & calligraphy: Fatherly Master / Sifu / Shi Fu / Shifufatherly master a master |
平復 平复 see styles |
píng fù ping2 fu4 p`ing fu ping fu heifuku / hefuku へいふく |
More info & calligraphy: Restoration to Good Health(noun/participle) restoration to health recovery from illness |
幸福 see styles |
xìng fú xing4 fu2 hsing fu koufuku / kofuku こうふく |
More info & calligraphy: Happiness(noun or adjectival noun) happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness; (surname, female given name) Shiawase |
征服 see styles |
zhēng fú zheng1 fu2 cheng fu seifuku / sefuku せいふく |
More info & calligraphy: Conquer / Conquest(noun, transitive verb) (1) conquest; subjugation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill) to strike |
復仇 复仇 see styles |
fù chóu fu4 chou2 fu ch`ou fu chou fukkyuu; fukukyuu / fukkyu; fukukyu ふっきゅう; ふくきゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Revenge(n,vs,vi) reprisal; revenge |
復古 复古 see styles |
fù gǔ fu4 gu3 fu ku fukko ふっこ |
More info & calligraphy: Retro / Old School(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration |
復活 复活 see styles |
fù huó fu4 huo2 fu huo fukkatsu(p); fukkaatsu(sk) / fukkatsu(p); fukkatsu(sk) ふっかつ(P); ふっかーつ(sk) |
More info & calligraphy: Resurrection / Re-Birth(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; (n,vs,vi) (2) resurrection; rebirth To live again, return to life. |
恢復 恢复 see styles |
huī fù hui1 fu4 hui fu kaifuku かいふく |
More info & calligraphy: Rehabilitation(noun/participle) (1) restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement; (2) recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence |
拉夫 see styles |
lā fū la1 fu1 la fu |
More info & calligraphy: Raff |
父女 see styles |
fù nǚ fu4 nu:3 fu nü |
More info & calligraphy: Father and Daughter |
父愛 父爱 see styles |
fù ài fu4 ai4 fu ai |
More info & calligraphy: A Father’s Love |
祖父 see styles |
zǔ fù zu3 fu4 tsu fu sofu(p); jiji; jii; ooji; oji; sobu(ok) / sofu(p); jiji; ji; ooji; oji; sobu(ok) そふ(P); じじ; じい; おおじ; おじ; そぶ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Grandfather(1) grandfather; (2) (おおじ only) (See 爺・1) old man; (3) (おおじ only) kyogen mask used for the role of an old man; (place-name) Sofu grandfather |
祝福 see styles |
zhù fú zhu4 fu2 chu fu shukufuku しゅくふく |
More info & calligraphy: Blessings and Good Wishes(noun, transitive verb) (1) celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; wishing (someone) good luck; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Christn} blessing (from God) |
福德 see styles |
fú dé fu2 de2 fu te fukutoku |
More info & calligraphy: Fude |
福星 see styles |
fú xīng fu2 xing1 fu hsing fukusei / fukuse ふくせい |
More info & calligraphy: Lucky Star(given name) Fukusei |
福特 see styles |
fú tè fu2 te4 fu t`e fu te |
More info & calligraphy: Ford |
福音 see styles |
fú yīn fu2 yin1 fu yin fukuin ふくいん |
More info & calligraphy: Word of God / The Gospel(1) good news; glad tidings; (2) {Christn} gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ); (female given name) Fukune |
舒服 see styles |
shū fu shu1 fu5 shu fu |
More info & calligraphy: Comfortable |
負鼠 负鼠 see styles |
fù shǔ fu4 shu3 fu shu |
More info & calligraphy: Opossum / Possum |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Good Luck Good Fortune | 福 | fuku | fú / fu2 / fu |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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