(xìng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

xìng favor, fortune, luck; surname 8 strokes · Radical (arid) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 幸 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced xìng.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
幸 — 8 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 3 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

= top soil
bottom kwukyel
part arid

Radical

The radical of is — meaning arid. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. Two men, one alive 土 and one dead 干; the living one is lucky.

HSK 4 Words Containing 幸

xìngfú happiness; happy; blissful
他们一家人生活得很幸福。
Tāmen yì jiā rén shēnghuó de hěn xìngfú.
Their family lives very happily.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 21 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

福没有标准答案。
From Mock Exam 12 →
家人之间如果经常交流,一定会生活得很福。
From Mock Exam 10 →
说话人觉得什么事情很福?
From Mock Exam 14 →

Tasks Featuring 幸 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 幸福

FAQ

What does 幸 mean in Chinese?

幸 (xìng) means favor, fortune, luck; surname. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 幸 have?

幸 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 幸?

The radical of 幸 is 干 (arid). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 并.

What is the pinyin for 幸?

幸 is pronounced xìng.

What HSK 4 words use 幸?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 幸 appears in 1 word, including 幸福 (xìngfú). See the full list above.

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