幸福 (xìngfú) · happy

幸福 (xìngfú) means “happy; happiness”. It is written with 2 characters: 幸 (favor) + 福 (good fortune). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 幸福 is built

The characters

幸 xìng · favor

What 幸 is made of

土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: Two men, one alive 土 and one dead 干; the living one is lucky (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

福 fú · good fortune

What 福 is made of

礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丶 — dot
畐fú — to fill
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
  - 冂 — frame
  - 土tǔ — earth

Origin hint: 礻 gives the meaning, 畐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他们一家人很幸福。Tāmen yī jiārén hěn xìngfú.Their family is very happy.

你觉得什么是幸福？Nǐ juéde shénme shì xìngfú?What do you think happiness is?

Questions about 幸福

What does 幸福 mean?

幸福 (xìngfú) means “happy; happiness”.

How do you pronounce 幸福?

幸福 is pronounced xìngfú.

Which HSK level is 幸福?

幸福 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.

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Learn 幸福 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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