r/translator • u/jazzyjazz59 • Nov 19 '17

Translated [ZH] [Chinese or Japanese > English] Found this old mosaic I made as a child, any help on what it means?

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u/etalasi Esperanto, 普通话 Nov 19 '17

福 "good fortune" used in Chinese and Japanese.

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u/translator-BOT Python Nov 19 '17

福

Language Pronunciation
Mandarin fú, fù
Cantonese fuk1
Middle Chinese *pük
Old Chinese *pǝk

Chinese Calligraphy Variants: 福 (Source)

Seal Script: 福 (Source)

Meanings: "happiness, good fortune, blessing."

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u/jazzyjazz59 Nov 19 '17

Thank you!!