祝福 (zhùfú) · blessing

祝福 (zhùfú) means “blessing; to wish sb well”. It is written with 2 characters: 祝 (to wish) + 福 (good fortune). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 祝福 is built

The characters

祝 zhù · to wish

What 祝 is made of

礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丶 — dot
兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: A person 兄 praying before an altar 礻 (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

请接受我的祝福。Qǐng jiēshòu wǒ de zhùfú.Please accept my best wishes.

我们祝福你生日快乐！Wǒmen zhùfú nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!We wish you a happy birthday!

Questions about 祝福

What does 祝福 mean?

祝福 (zhùfú) means “blessing; to wish sb well”.

How do you pronounce 祝福?

祝福 is pronounced zhùfú.

Which HSK level is 祝福?

祝福 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

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Learn 祝福 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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