Usage of the character 福

lottery run by China Welfare Lottery, a government agency that uses a portion of the money from ticket sales to fund welfare projects (abbr. for 福利彩票 (fúlìcǎipiào))

Fúkē

福柯

[福柯]

Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher

Fútè

福特

[福特]

Ford (name)
Ford, US car make

Fúxù

福煦

[福煦]

Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), leading French general and commander-in-chief of allied forces in the latter stages of World War One

Fúkē

福科

[福科]

Michel Foucault (1926-1984), French philosopher
also written 福柯 ( Fúkē)

fúzhǐ

福祉

[福祉]

well-being
welfare

fúdài

福袋

[福袋]

fukubukuro or "lucky bag", Japanese New Year custom where merchants offer grab bags containing random products at a steep discount

nàfú

纳福

[納福]

to accept a life of ease
to enjoy a comfortable retirement

fúqi

福气

[福氣]

good fortune
a blessing

Kāifú

开福

[開福]

Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市／长沙市 ( Chángshāshì), Hunan

jiàngfú

降福

[降福]

blessings from heaven

fútián

福田

[福田]

field for growing happiness
domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism)

Fúdǐng

福鼎

[福鼎]

Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian

Fúdǎo

福岛

[福島]

Fukushima (Japanese surname and place name)

xìngfú

性福

[性福]

(neologism c. 2008) (slang) (coined as a pun on 幸福 (xìngfú)) satisfied with one's sex life

zhùfú

祝福

[祝福]

blessings
to wish sb well

fúxiàng

福相

[福相]

facial expression of good fortune
joyous and contented look

fúyīn

福音

[福音]

good news
glad tidings
gospel

xiáfú

遐福

[遐福]

great and lasting happiness
lasting blessings

yànfú

艳福

[艷福]

luck with women

fāfú

发福

[發福]

to put on weight
to get fat (a sign of prosperity, so a compliment)

huòfú

祸福

[禍福]

disaster and happiness

fúshòu

福寿

[福壽]

happiness and longevity

Fúwá

福娃

[福娃]

Fuwa (official 2008 Olympic mascots)

Fúlǎo

福佬

[福佬]

Hoklo

xiǎngfú

享福

[享福]

to live comfortably
happy and prosperous life

Fúzhōu

福州

[福州]

Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China
formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow

fúxīng

福星

[福星]

mascot
lucky star

cìfú

赐福

[賜福]

to bless

Fúsī

福斯

[福斯]

(Tw) Volkswagen (car manufacturer)
Fox Entertainment Group

qīngfú

清福

[清福]

carefree and comfortable life (esp. in retirement)

dàfú

大福

[大福]

a great blessing
daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku")

fúlín

福林

[福林]

forint (Hungarian currency) (loanword)

fúbào

福报

[福報]

karmic reward (Buddhism)

Fúqīng

福清

[福清]

Fuqing, a county-level city in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Tuōfú

托福

[托福]

TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language

míngfú

冥福

[冥福]

afterlife happiness

Fúgāng

福冈

[福岡]

Fukuoka, capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

fúdì

福地

[福地]

happy land
paradise

zàofú

造福

[造福]

to benefit (e.g. the people)

fúlì

福利

[福利]

material benefit
benefit in kind
(social) welfare

Fúxīng

福兴

[福興]

Fuxing or Fuhsing Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

Fújiàn

福建

[福建]

Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩／闽, capital Fuzhou 福州
Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

fújìn

福晋

[福晉]

in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife

Fú'ěr

福尔

[福爾]

Félix Faure (1841-1899), president of France 1895-1899

yǒufú

有福

[有福]

to be blessed

Fútián

福田

[福田]

Futian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
Fukuda (Japanese surname)

hóngfú

鸿福

[鴻福]

variant of 洪福 (hóngfú)

xìngfú

幸福

[幸福]

happiness
happy
blessed

Fúhǎi

福海

[福海]

Fuhai county or Burultoqay nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang

Anfú

安福

[安福]

Anfu county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

Fúshānqū

福山区

[福山區]

Fushan district of Yantai city 煙台市／烟台市, Shandong

fúyīnshū

福音书

[福音書]

gospel

fúwěihuì

福委会

[福委會]

welfare committee
abbr. for 福利委員會／福利委员会

Fúqīng Shì

福清市

[福清市]

Fuqing, a county-level city in Fuzhou City 福州市 ( Fuzhóu Shì), Fujian

Fúhǎixiàn

福海县

[福海縣]

Fuhai county or Burultoqay nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang

láifúxiàn

来福线

[來福線]

rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)

lèfúxié

乐福鞋

[樂福鞋]

loafer shoes (loanword)

Fúzhōushì

福州市

[福州市]

Fuzhou prefecture-level city and capital of Fujian province in east China
formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow

xiǎngqīngfú

享清福

[享清福]

to live in ease and comfort

Jǐngfúgōng

景福宫

[景福宮]

Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul

Fúkèsī

福克斯

[福克斯]

Fox (media company)
Focus (car manufactured by Ford)

fúlìyuàn

福利院

[福利院]

welfare agency

Fúkènà

福克纳

[福克納]

William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet

Fúsītè

福斯特

[福斯特]

Foster or Forster (name)
Stephen Collins Foster (1826-1864), American composer

fúlìpǐn

福利品

[福利品]

reconditioned or showroom item

Fúgòngxiàn

福贡县

[福貢縣]

Fugong county in Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 ( Nùjiāng Lìsùzúzìzhìzhōu) in northwest Yunnan

Bófúsī

博福斯

[博福斯]

Bofors, Swedish arms company involved in major corruption case during 1980s

bǎoyǎnfú

饱眼福

[飽眼福]

to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Fúdǎoxiàn

福岛县

[福島縣]

Fukushima prefecture in north Japan

Yáng Fújiā

杨福家

[楊福家]

Yang Fujia (1936-), nuclear physicist

Fúgāng Xiàn

福冈县

[福岡縣]

Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Sītǎnfú

斯坦福

[斯坦福]

Stanford (University)

Xuē Fúchéng

薛福成

[薛福成]

Xue Fucheng (1838-1894), Qing official and progressive political theorist

Fújiànshěng

福建省

[福建省]

Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 閩／闽, capital Fuzhou 福州
Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan

Yǒngfúxiàn

永福县

[永福縣]

Yongfu county in Guilin 桂林 ( Guìlín), Guangxi

Fúmósà

福摩萨

[福摩薩]

Formosa

Fúwéikè

福维克

[福維克]

Vorwerk (brand)

quánjiāfú

全家福

[全家福]

photograph of the entire family
hodgepodge (cookery)

Fútiánqū

福田区

[福田區]

Futian district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

Lúsèfú

卢瑟福

[盧瑟福]

Rutherford (name)
Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937), early nuclear physicist from New Zealand

Pàfúsī

帕福斯

[帕福斯]

Paphos, Cyprus

Fúquánshì

福泉市

[福泉市]

Fuquan, county-level city in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州 ( Qiánnánzhōu), Guizhou

xìngfúxué

幸福学

[幸福學]

eudemonics
hedonomics

fúshòuluó

福寿螺

[福壽螺]

giant Amazon snail (Ampullaria gigas spix) that has devastated rice paddies in China since its introduction in the 1980s

Fúdǐngshì

福鼎市

[福鼎市]

Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian

Fúbùsī

福布斯

[福布斯]

Forbes (US publisher)
Forbes magazine

tèmǐnfú

特敏福

[特敏福]

oseltamivir
Tamiflu

Luósīfú

罗斯福

[羅斯福]

Roosevelt (name)
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), US President 1901-1909
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), US President 1933-1945

Hànfúsī

汉福斯

[漢福斯]

Hønefoss, city (and soccer team) in Buskerud, Norway

fúmǎlín

福马林

[福馬林]

formalin (loanword)

Fúlóubài

福楼拜

[福樓拜]

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), French realist novelist, author of Madame Bovary

Fúxīng Xiāng

福兴乡

[福興鄉]

Fuxing or Fuhsing Township in Changhua County 彰化縣／彰化县 ( Zhānghuà Xiàn), Taiwan

Jiālèfú

家乐福

[家樂福]

Carrefour, French supermarket chain

láifúqiāng

来福枪

[來福槍]

rifle (loanword)
also written 來復槍／来复枪

Fú'ānshì

福安市

[福安市]

Fu'an, county-level city in Ningde 寧德／宁德 ( Níngdé), Fujian

Anfúxiàn

安福县

[安福縣]

Anfu county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

Kāifúqū

开福区

[開福區]

Kaifu district of Changsha city 長沙市／长沙市 ( Chángshāshì), Hunan

huòfúyǔgòng

祸福与共

[禍福與共]

to stick together through thick and thin (idiom)

tiānfútiānshòu

添福添寿

[添福添壽]

to increase luck and longevity

yōngrényōngfú

庸人庸福

[庸人庸福]

fools have good fortune (idiom)

kuàilèxìngfú

快乐幸福

[快樂幸福]

cheerful
happy

Púfúfēngjí

蒲福风级

[蒲福風級]

Beaufort scale for wind speed

fúshòumiáncháng

福寿绵长

[福壽綿長]

good luck and long life

fúlìshìyè

福利事业

[福利事業]

welfare services

qífúrángzāi

祈福禳灾

[祈福禳災]

to pray for luck and sacrifice to avoid disasters (i.e. traditional superstitions)

Fú'ěrmóshā

福尔摩沙

[福爾摩沙]

Formosa (Tw)

dàbǎoyǎnfú

大饱眼福

[大飽眼福]

to feast one's eyes

Mǎdòu Fúyīn

玛窦福音

[瑪竇福音]

Gospel according to St Matthew

wēifúzìjǐ

威福自己

[威福自己]

to exercise power arbitrarily (idiom)

zuòwēizuòfú

作威作福

[作威作福]

tyrannical abuse (idiom); riding roughshod over people

Nuòfúkè Dǎo

诺福克岛

[諾福克島]

Norfolk Island

zàofúwànmín

造福万民

[造福萬民]

to benefit thousands of people

Déléifúsī

德雷福斯

[德雷福斯]

Dreyfus (name)
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), French artillery officer of Alsatian and Jewish background, infamously imprisoned 1894 in miscarriage of justice

Mǎkě Fúyīn

马可福音

[馬可福音]

Gospel according to St Mark

chīrénchīfú

痴人痴福

[痴人痴福]

a fool suffers foolish fortune (idiom)

Hèfútèjùn

赫福特郡

[赫福特郡]

Hertfordshire (English county)

Dá'ěrfú'ěr

达尔福尔

[達爾福爾]

Darfur (western province of Sudan)

Mǎtài Fúyīn

马太福音

[馬太福音]

Gospel according to St Matthew

Qírénzhīfú

齐人之福

[齊人之福]

lit. the happy fate of the man from Qi (who had a wife and a concubine) (idiom)
fig. (ironically) the joy of having several partners
the life of a pasha

Fúsītǎfū

福斯塔夫

[福斯塔夫]

Falstaff (Shakespearian character)

Fú'ěrmósī

福尔摩斯

[福爾摩斯]

Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯／歇洛克·福尔摩斯 ( Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī)

Lùjiā Fúyīn

路加福音

[路加福音]

Gospel according to St Luke

fúlìzhèngcè

福利政策

[福利政策]

welfare policy

fúwúshuāngzhì

福无双至

[福無雙至]

(idiom) blessings never come in pairs

zàofúshèqún

造福社群

[造福社群]

to benefit the community

Fúláifúlán

弗莱福兰

[弗萊福蘭]

Flevoland, province in Netherlands

fúrú Dōng Hǎi

福如东海

[福如東海]

may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)

fúlèifúyīn

符类福音

[符類福音]

synoptic gospels (i.e. Matthew, Mark and Luke, with similar accounts and chronology)

Fúlùbèi'ěr

福禄贝尔

[福祿貝爾]

surname Fröbel or Froebel
Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel (1782-1852), German pedagogue

Aī'ěrfútè

埃尔福特

[埃爾福特]

Erfurt (German city)

duōzǐduōfú

多子多福

[多子多福]

the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)

Fútián Kāngfū

福田康夫

[福田康夫]

FUKUDA Yasuo (1936-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2007-2008

Kèláofúdé

克劳福德

[克勞福德]

Crawford (town in Texas)

Fǎlánkèfú

法兰克福

[法蘭克福]

Frankfurt (Germany)

Ruòwàng Fúyīn

若望福音

[若望福音]

Gospel according to St John

huòfúwúcháng

祸福无常

[禍福無常]

disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable

zuòchīxiǎngfú

坐吃享福

[坐吃享福]

vegetative existence
to consume passively without doing anything useful

hóngfúqítiān

洪福齐天

[洪福齊天]

flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign

cífúxíngdòng

慈福行动

[慈福行動]

Operation Blessing (charitable relief organization)

dàbǎokǒufú

大饱口福

[大飽口福]

to eat one's fill
to have a good meal

wúfúxiāoshòu

无福消受

[無福消受]

unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)

huòfújíxiōng

祸福吉凶

[禍福吉凶]

fate
portent
luck or disasters as foretold in the stars (astrology)

Yuēhàn Fúyīn

约翰福音

[約翰福音]

Gospel according to St John

Fútè Qìchē

福特汽车

[福特汽車]

Ford Motor Company

Hātèfúdé

哈特福德

[哈特福德]

Hartford

wǔfúlínmén

五福临门

[五福臨門]

lit. (may the) five blessings descend upon this home (namely: longevity, wealth, health, virtue, and a natural death)
(an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)

yīnhuòdéfú

因祸得福

[因禍得福]

to have some good come out of a bad situation (idiom)
a blessing in disguise

fúxīnggāozhào

福星高照

[福星高照]

lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign

yībǎoyǎnfú

一饱眼福

[一飽眼福]

to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Fúzé Yùjí

福泽谕吉

[福澤諭吉]

Fukuzawa Yukichi (1835-1901), prominent Japanese Westernizer, liberal educator and founder of Keio University

Fúkèlán Qúndǎo

福克兰群岛

[福克蘭群島]

Falkland Islands

Sāngdé'ěrfúdé

桑德尔福德

[桑德爾福德]

Sandefjord (city in Vestfold, Norway)

shǎrényǒushǎfú

傻人有傻福

[傻人有傻福]

fortune favors fools (idiom)
fool's luck

Bùlādéfúdé

布拉德福德

[布拉德福德]

Bradford, city in West Yorkshire, England

Suǒfúkèlèsī

索福克勒斯

[索福克勒斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek tragedian, author of Oedipus the King

Shǐdānfú Dàxué

史丹福大学

[史丹福大學]

Stanford University

Suǒfúkèlǐsī

索福克里斯

[索福克里斯]

Sophocles (496-406 BC), Greek playwright

Sīfú'ěrwǎ'ěr

斯福尔瓦尔

[斯福爾瓦爾]

Svolvær (city in Nordland, Norway)

Sītǎnfú Dàxué

斯坦福大学

[斯坦福大學]

Stanford University

Sītèlātèfú

斯特拉特福

[斯特拉特福]

Stratford (place name)
Stratford-upon-Avon, UK city in Warwickshire and birthplace of William Shakespeare 莎士比亞／莎士比亚 ( Shāshìbǐyà)

Jiālìfúníyà

加利福尼亚

[加利福尼亞]

California

Wànfú Mǎlìyà

万福玛丽亚

[萬福瑪麗亞]

Hail Mary
Ave Maria (religion)

Wēilián· Fúkènà

威廉·福克纳

[威廉·福克納]

William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet

Fǎlánkèfú Xuépài

法兰克福学派

[法蘭克福學派]

Frankfurt School

Fǎlánkèfú Chēzhǎn

法兰克福车展

[法蘭克福車展]

the Frankfurt Motor Show

Déléifúsī'ànjiàn

德雷福斯案件

[德雷福斯案件]

Dreyfus affair 1894-1906, notorious political scandal in France case involving antisemitism and miscarriage of justice

Jiālìfúníyàzhōu

加利福尼亚州

[加利福尼亞州]

California

Fǎlánkèfú Huìbào

法兰克福汇报

[法蘭克福匯報]

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Sītǎnfú· Láifóshì

斯坦福·莱佛士

[斯坦福·萊佛士]

Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore

Jiālìfúníyà Dàxué

加利福尼亚大学

[加利福尼亞大學]

University of California

érsūnzìyǒu'érsūnfú

儿孙自有儿孙福

[兒孫自有兒孫福]

younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)

shēnzàifúzhōngbùzhīfú

身在福中不知福

[身在福中不知福]

to live in plenty without appreciating it (idiom); not to know when one is well off

Xiēluòkè· Fú'ěrmósī

歇洛克·福尔摩斯

[歇洛克·福爾摩斯]

Sherlock Holmes

jīnqiánbùnéngmǎiláixìngfú

金钱不能买来幸福

[金錢不能買來幸福]

money can't buy happiness

sàiwēngshīmǎyānzhīfēifú

塞翁失马焉知非福

[塞翁失馬焉知非福]

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good

sàiwēngshīmǎ'ānzhīfēifú

塞翁失马安知非福

[塞翁失馬安知非福]

the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise
it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
also written 塞翁失馬焉知非福／塞翁失马焉知非福

yǒufútóngxiǎng,yǒunàntóngdāng

有福同享，有难同当

[有福同享，有難同當]