How to Say ‘The "fu" character on the door’ in Simplified Chinese
门上的福字
mén shàng de fú zì
[mén shang duh fú zì]
💬 Usage Tip: Location words come before the thing they describe, linked by 的 (de): 门上的福字 is literally "door-on's fu character". Also 桌子上的书 "the book on the table".
Phrase Breakdown
门
mén
[mén]
door
The entrance of a house or room.
请把门关上。
Please close the door.
上
shàng
[shang]
in; on (location)
After a noun, marks location: in or on it.
手机在桌上。
The phone is on the table.
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A structural particle showing possession or description, like “of” or apostrophe-s in English.
贵公司的团队很年轻。
Your company’s team is very young.
福
fú
[fú]
good fortune; blessing
A character meaning happiness and luck, often posted at New Year.
我们在墙上贴了福。
We put up the 'fortune' character on the wall.
字
zì
[zì]
characters, calligraphy
Refers to written characters or a piece of calligraphy.
这幅字写得很好。
This piece of calligraphy is well written.
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