幸福

Chinese

fortunate; lucky
 
good fortune; happiness; luck; Fujian province (abbrev); surname
simp. and trad.
(幸福)		 幸 福

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 幸 福
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 匣 (33) 幫 (1)
Final (韻) 耕 (117) 屋 (4)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 胡耿切 方六切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /ɦˠɛŋX/ /pɨuk̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /ɦᵚæŋX/ /piuk̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /ɣɐŋX/ /piuk̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /ɦəɨjŋX/ /puwk̚/
Li
Rong		 /ɣɛŋX/ /piuk̚/
Wang
Li		 /ɣæŋX/ /pĭuk̚/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /ɣæŋX/ /pi̯uk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 hèng fu

Adjective

幸福

  1. (of one's life, circumstances, etc.) blessed and satisfactory; consummate; joyful; (of a person) living a blessed and contented life
    祝你幸福。  ―  Zhù nǐ xìngfú.  ―  Wish you happiness.
    幸福的家庭  ―  xìngfú de jiātíng  ―  happy family
    幸福的童年  ―  xìngfú de tóngnián  ―  happy childhood
    幸福的婚姻  ―  xìngfú de hūnyīn  ―  happy marriage
    從此過著幸福快樂的日子 [MSC, trad.]
    从此过着幸福快乐的日子 [MSC, simp.]
    cóngcǐ guò zhe xìngfú kuàilè de rìzi [Pinyin]
    to live happily ever after

Usage notes

The meaning of this word is difficult to render accurately in English. It is typically glossed as “happy; happiness” in dictionaries, however, a sharp distinction between 幸福 and some of the other words for “happy” is made in Chinese.

Xingfu typically refers to a state of long-term happiness with one's life, and implies having a loving family, spouse, or a sense of general well-being. This is in contrast to words such as 開心／开心 (kāixīn) and 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè), which refer to a state of fleeting happiness, or a relatively short elevation in mood that comes with certain news, event, activity, etc.

Noun

幸福

  1. sense of contentment stemming from having a blessed and fulfilled life; blissful life or living circumstances; happiness
    曬幸福 / 晒幸福  ―  shài xìngfú  ―  to show off one's moments of happiness (on social media)
    婚姻幸福  ―  hūnyīn xìngfú  ―  to have a happy marriage
    追求幸福  ―  zhuīqiú xìngfú  ―  to pursue happiness
    創造幸福 / 创造幸福  ―  chuàngzào xìngfú  ―  to create happiness in life
    一點一滴的幸福 / 一点一滴的幸福  ―  yīdiǎnyīdī de xìngfú  ―  every little bits of happiness in life

Derived terms

  • 小幸福
  • 幸福度
  • 幸福感
  • 幸福論／幸福论
  • 幸福院
  • 性福 (xìngfú)

See also

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (幸福):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
幸 福
こう
Grade: 3		 ふく
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

幸福 (-na inflection, hiragana こうふく, rōmaji kōfuku, historical hiragana かうふく)

  1. happy

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

幸福 (hiragana こうふく, rōmaji kōfuku, historical hiragana かうふく)

  1. happiness

Compounds

  • 幸福感 (こうふくかん) (kōfukukan): feeling of happiness

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
幸福

Noun

幸福 • (haengbok) (hangeul 행복)

  1. Hanja form? of 행복 (“happiness”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
幸福

Noun

幸福

  1. Hán tự form of hạnh phúc, “happiness”
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