福利
Old HSK 6
福利 (fúlì) · welfare
福利 (fúlì) means “welfare; benefits”. It is written with 2 characters: 福 (good fortune) + 利 (gains). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 福利 is built
The characters
福 fú · good fortune
What 福 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 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)
利 lì · gains
What 利 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Harvesting 刂 grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家公司的福利很好。Zhè jiā gōngsī de fúlì hěn hǎo.This company has good benefits.
政府提高了老人的福利。Zhèngfǔ tígāo le lǎorén de fúlì.The government raised welfare for the elderly.
Questions about 福利
What does 福利 mean?
福利 (fúlì) means “welfare; benefits”.
How do you pronounce 福利?
福利 is pronounced fúlì.
Which HSK level is 福利?
福利 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 幸福xìngfúhappy
- 祝福zhùfúblessing
- 福气fúqigood fortune
- 福fúgood fortune
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 顺利shùnlìsmooth
- 利用lìyòngto use
- 胜利shènglìvictory
- 有利yǒulìgood for
- 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
Learn 福利 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 59: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.