福 (fú) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- happiness
- good fortune
- blessings
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
福 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 福 is 礻 — meaning spirit. 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: 社祝.
How the character is built
福 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 礻 (spirit) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 畐 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 福
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
福 appears in 21 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 福 / 相关任务
Words containing 福 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 福 mean in Chinese?
福 (fú) means happiness, good fortune, blessings. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 福 have?
福 is written in 13 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 福?
The radical of 福 is 礻 (spirit). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 社, 祝.
What is the pinyin for 福?
福 is pronounced fú.
What HSK 4 words use 福?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 福 appears in 1 word, including 幸福 (xìngfú). See the full list above.