幸 xìng good fortune
How to remember 幸: 土 earth + 𢆉 shared top = good fortune. The twins find a four-leaf clover in the garden earth and sew it onto their shared top, hoping it brings good fortune.
Component breakdown
幸 = 土 earth + 𢆉 shared top
- 土 earth
- 𢆉 shared top
The twins find a four-leaf clover in the garden earth and sew it onto their shared top, hoping it brings good fortune.
How it is used
- Bound; the core is good fortune. 幸运 (xìngyùn) lucky, 幸福 (xìngfú) happy/blessed.
- As a sentence adverb 幸好 / 幸亏 (xìnghǎo / xìngkuī) = "luckily": 幸好你提醒我 (xìnghǎo nǐ tíxǐng wǒ) good thing you reminded me.
- 侥幸 (jiǎoxìng) is the negative shade - getting lucky by a fluke you shouldn't rely on.
Words with 幸
- 幸福xìngfúhappyHSK 4
- 不幸búxìngmisfortuneHSK 5
- 幸运xìngyùnfortunateHSK 5
- 幸免xìngmiǎnto avoid (an unpleasant fate)HSK 7
- 幸好xìnghǎofortunatelyHSK 7
- 幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)HSK 7
- 有幸yǒuxìngfortunatelyHSK 7
- 侥幸jiǎoxìngluckilyHSK 8
- 幸亏xìngkuīfortunatelyHSK 8
- 庆幸qìngxìngto rejoiceHSK 8
- 荣幸róngxìnghonored (to have the privilege of ...)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 他们的生活很幸福。 Tāmen de shēnghuó hěn xìngfú.They have happy lives.
- 幸福的日子过去了。 Xìngfú de rìzi guòqù le.The happy days are gone.
- 她很羡慕好朋友的幸福婚姻。 Tā hěn xiànmù hǎo péngyou de xìngfú hūnyīn.She admires/envies her good friend's happy marriage.