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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.
See Also: Lucky
福宅 is perhaps the Chinese equivalent of “This blessed house” or perhaps “home sweet home.”
This phrase literally means “Good fortune house” or “Good luck household.” It makes any Chinese person who sees it feel that good things happen in the home in which this calligraphy is hung.
年年有餘 is a common proverb or wish of prosperity you'll hear around the time of Chinese New Year.
Directly translated character by character, it means “Year Year Have Surplus.” A more natural English translation including the deeper meaning would be “Every Year may you Have Abundance in your life.”
On a side note, this phrase often goes with a gift of something related to fish. This is because the last character, “yu” which means surplus or abundance, has exactly the same pronunciation in Mandarin as the word for “fish.”
This is also one of the most common titles for traditional paintings that feature koi fish.
In China, this phrase might make an odd wall scroll - a customer asked especially for this common phrase which is why it appears here. See my other abundance-related words if you want a wall scroll that will seem more comfortable in Chinese culture.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
See Also: Prosperity
繁榮富裕 is a proverb about “Prosperity and Abundance.”
This presents and reinforces the ideas of being prosperous, a booming economy, well-to-do, well-off, wealthy, riches, and opulence.
While this is the ancient/traditional Chinese way to write this, most Japanese can fully read and understand it. It's also the correct form of old Korean Hanja (though few Koreans of the current generation will be able to read this).
富裕 means prosperous, having an abundance, well-to-do, or well-off.
It's a simple word that suggests “you have made it” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.
機遇 is the kind of opportunity that comes via good luck or good fortune.
This word is sometimes translated as “stroke of good luck.”
While there are other ways to express “opportunity,” I think this version is best for a calligraphy wall scroll or portrait.
Note: In Korean Hanja, this would also mean “Meeting someone under strange circumstances.”
See Also: Good Luck
幸運 can be translated as “good luck,” fortunate, lucky, and/or “good fortune” in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
Occasionally, this is also translated as a type of happiness or a short way to write serendipity.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your good fortune search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
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. |
吉 see styles |
jí ji2 chi kichi; kitsu きち; きつ |
More info & calligraphy: Lucky / Auspicious(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 御神籤・おみくじ) good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; (2) (abbreviation) (See 吉日・2) unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written); (given name) Reikichi śrī; auspicious, lucky, fortunate; translit. k, ke, ku, g. |
善果 see styles |
shàn guǒ shan4 guo3 shan kuo zenka ぜんか |
good results Good fruit from 善因 q.v.; good fortune in life resulting from previous goodness. |
幸運 幸运 see styles |
xìng yùn xing4 yun4 hsing yün yoshikazu よしかず |
More info & calligraphy: Good Luck(noun or adjectival noun) good luck; fortune; (given name) Yoshikazu |
倖せ see styles |
shiyawase しやわせ shiawase しあわせ |
(out-dated kanji) (ik) (noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing; (out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing |
幸せ see styles |
shiyawase しやわせ shiawase しあわせ |
(ik) (noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing; (noun or adjectival noun) happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing |
尸利 see styles |
shī lì shi1 li4 shih li shiri |
Sri. 師利; 室利; 室離; 室哩; 修利; 昔哩; 悉利 (1) Fortune, prosperity; high rank, success, good fortune, virtues, these four are named as its connotation. (2) The wife of Viṣṇu. (3) An honorifc prefix or affix to names of gods, great men, and books. (4) An exclamation at the head of liturgies. (5) An abbreviation for Mañjuśrī. |
運気好転 see styles |
unkikouten / unkikoten うんきこうてん |
(noun/participle) turn (stroke) of good fortune; one's fortune turning for the better |
果報 果报 see styles |
guǒ bào guo3 bao4 kuo pao kahou / kaho かほう |
karma; preordained fate (Buddhism) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) good fortune; luck; happiness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) {Buddh} (See 業・ごう・1) vipaka (retribution); (female given name) Kaho 異熟 Retribution for good or evil deeds, implying that different conditions in this (or any) life are the variant ripenings, or fruit, of seed sown in previous life or lives. |
無量壽 无量寿 see styles |
wú liàng shòu wu2 liang4 shou4 wu liang shou muryō ju |
boundless life (expression of good wishes); Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom Boundless, infinite life, a name for Amitābha, as in無量壽佛; 無量壽如來; 無量壽王. |
地獄に仏 see styles |
jigokunihotoke じごくにほとけ |
(expression) (idiom) (See 地獄で仏に会ったよう) manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell |
目っけ物 see styles |
mekkemon; mekkemono めっけもん; めっけもの |
(1) (kana only) bargain; find; (2) (kana only) unbelievable good luck; unexpected good fortune |
縁起がいい see styles |
engigaii / engigai えんぎがいい |
(exp,adj-ix) of good omen; augur well (for); boding well for; good fortune |
縁起がよい see styles |
engigayoi えんぎがよい |
(exp,adj-i) of good omen; augur well (for); boding well for; good fortune |
縁起が良い see styles |
engigayoi えんぎがよい |
(exp,adj-i) of good omen; augur well (for); boding well for; good fortune |
Variations: |
engigayoi えんぎがよい |
(exp,adj-i) (See 縁起がいい・えんぎがいい) of good omen; augur well (for); boding well for; good fortune |
祿 禄 see styles |
lù lu4 lu roku ろく |
More info & calligraphy: Prosperity(out-dated kanji) stipend; reward prosperity |
龍鳳呈祥 龙凤呈祥 see styles |
lóng fèng chéng xiáng long2 feng4 cheng2 xiang2 lung feng ch`eng hsiang lung feng cheng hsiang |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon and Phoenix Brings Luck |
祓 see styles |
fú fu2 fu harae はらえ harai はらい |
to cleanse; to remove evil; ritual for seeking good fortune and avoiding disaster purification; exorcism |
一慶 一庆 see styles |
yī qìng yi1 qing4 i ch`ing i ching kazuyoshi かずよし |
(male given name) Kazuyoshi one instance of good fortune |
亨運 see styles |
kouun / koun こううん |
(rare) good fortune |
僥倖 侥幸 see styles |
jiǎo xìng jiao3 xing4 chiao hsing gyoukou / gyoko ぎょうこう |
luckily; by a fluke (noun/participle) fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune lucky |
吉慶 吉庆 see styles |
jí qìng ji2 qing4 chi ch`ing chi ching kikkyō |
auspicious; propitious; good fortune Auspicious, lucky, fortunate. |
善祓 see styles |
yoshiharae よしはらえ |
(archaism) purification to invite good fortune |
天口 see styles |
tiān kǒu tian1 kou3 t`ien k`ou tien kou amaguchi あまぐち |
(surname) Amaguchi The mouth of Brahma, or the gods, a synonym for fire, as that element devours the offerings; to this the 護摩 homa, or fire altar cult is attributed, fire becoming the object of worship for good fortune. Fire is also said to speak for or tell the will of the gods. |
好命 see styles |
hǎo mìng hao3 ming4 hao ming |
lucky; blessed with good fortune |
如意 see styles |
rú yì ru2 yi4 ju i nyoi にょい |
as one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune (1) (See 不如意・ふにょい・1) going according to one's wishes; (2) {Buddh} ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter); (place-name, surname) Neoi At will; according to desire; a ceremonial emblem, originally a short sword; tr. of Manoratha 末笯曷刺他 successor of Vasubandhu as 22nd patriarch and of Mahāṛddhiprāpta, a king of garuḍas. |
宝船 see styles |
takarabune たからぶね |
(1) treasure ship; (2) picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune; (surname) Housen |
幸而 see styles |
xìng ér xing4 er2 hsing erh |
by good fortune; luckily |
惜福 see styles |
xī fú xi1 fu2 hsi fu |
to appreciate one's good fortune |
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 | |
House of Good Fortune | 福宅 | fú zhái / fu2 zhai2 / fu zhai / fuzhai | fu chai / fuchai | |
Year-In Year-Out Have Abundance | 年年有餘 年年有馀 | nián nián yǒu yú nian2 nian2 you3 yu2 nian nian you yu niannianyouyu | nien nien yu yü niennienyuyü |
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Abundance and Prosperity | 繁榮富裕 繁荣富裕 | hanei yuuhuku haneiyuuhuku hanei yuhuku | fán róng fù yù fan2 rong2 fu4 yu4 fan rong fu yu fanrongfuyu | fan jung fu yü fanjungfuyü |
Abundance Prosperous | 富裕 | fu yuu / fuyuu / fu yu | fù yù / fu4 yu4 / fu yu / fuyu | fu yü / fuyü |
Opportunity Good Luck | 機遇 机遇 | jī yù / ji1 yu4 / ji yu / jiyu | chi yü / chiyü | |
Good Luck | 幸運 幸运 | kou un / kouun / ko un | xìng yùn / xing4 yun4 / xing yun / xingyun | hsing yün / hsingyün |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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