福字

fúzì
noun

Measure Word

福字 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 the character 福 (fortune/blessing), pasted up as a New Year decoration

Examples

HSK 4
Hěnduō rén gùyì bǎ fúzì dào zhe tiē.
Many people deliberately paste the 福 character upside down.
HSK 7-9
Chūnjié qián jiājiā-hùhù dōu yào tiē fúzì.
Before Spring Festival every household puts up 福 characters.

Tips

culture
Pasting 福字 upside down is a pun: 福倒了 ('fortune is upside down') sounds like 福到了 ('fortune has arrived'). Alipay's annual 集五福 (collect five ) game has turned this tradition into a nationwide digital scavenger hunt.

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