幸运
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
幸运 (xìngyùn) · lucky
幸运 (xìngyùn) means “lucky; luck”. It is written with 2 characters: 幸 (favor) + 运 (to run). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 幸运 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
- 十 — ten
- 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)
运 yùn · to run
What 运 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 云yún — (classical) to say
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 云 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我真幸运，买到了最后一张票。Wǒ zhēn xìngyùn, mǎidào le zuìhòu yī zhāng piào.I'm so lucky; I got the last ticket.
他是一个幸运的人。Tā shì yī gè xìngyùn de rén.He is a lucky person.
Questions about 幸运
What does 幸运 mean?
幸运 (xìngyùn) means “lucky; luck”.
How do you pronounce 幸运?
幸运 is pronounced xìngyùn.
Which HSK level is 幸运?
幸运 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 幸福xìngfúhappy
- 幸亏xìngkuīfortunately
- 侥幸jiǎoxìngby luck
- 荣幸róngxìnghonoured
- 运动yùndòngsports
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 运输yùnshūto transport
- 亚运会YàyùnhuìAsian Games
- 运动会yùndònghuìsports meet
- 运动员yùndòngyuánathlete
Learn 幸运 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.