马福

馬福

Mǎfú

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Meanings

1 Mafu (Chinese given/surname pairing or character name; common transliteration unit)

Characters

horse; common surname

blessing, fortune

Examples

村里有个老人叫马福。

Cūn lǐ yǒu ge lǎorén jiào Mǎfú.

There's an old man in the village called Mafu.

马福这个名字听起来很乡土。

Mǎfú zhè ge míngzi tīng qǐlái hěn xiāngtǔ.

The name Mafu sounds very rural / down-to-earth.

Tips

usage

马 (Mǎ) is a common Chinese surname (also the standard transliteration of Muslim names like Muhammad/Mahmoud → 马 family). 福 'blessing, fortune' is a stock auspicious given-name character. The combination 马福 reads as a folksy two-character name in subtitles for villagers, servants, or supporting characters.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

福 fú