Jedi9661 Posted April 4, 2014 at 12:45 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 12:45 PM Hello, I was wondering if someone could translate this key chain, which has been in my family for a long time now, and nobody knows what it means, so i was hoping someone could tell me Email: jedi9661.jm@gmail.Here is the picture, THANKS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon喵喵 Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:00 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:00 PM 福, it reads "fu"(second tone), means benedictions or good fortune. Chinese people often paste the word on the door when New Year, and often paste backwards, which means the good fortune has come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwq Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:15 PM Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 at 02:15 PM 福，happiness / good fortune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limyee Posted April 21, 2014 at 04:35 PM Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 at 04:35 PM 福, it reads "fu"(second tone), means benedictions or good fortune. Chinese people often paste the word on the door when New Year, and often paste backwards, which means the good fortune has come. Sharon, do they use 福 for the dead too? I think I remember seeing 福 some mausoleums before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooironic Posted April 22, 2014 at 01:11 AM Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 at 01:11 AM Not paste backwards, they put it upside-down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivi MENG Posted April 22, 2014 at 09:41 AM Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 at 09:41 AM re limyee No particular custom to have 福 for the dead. Maybe what you saw is 祝福, a word contains 福 but means bless/wish. Or maybe his family wish for a good fortune for the dead in the other world. 福 can be used in many occasions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limyee Posted April 23, 2014 at 01:21 PM Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 at 01:21 PM Thank you Vivi MENG! Maybe I did not notice the 祝 character with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon喵喵 Posted May 21, 2014 at 05:07 AM Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 at 05:07 AM Sharon喵喵 said 福, it reads "fu"(second tone), means benedictions or good fortune. Chinese people often paste the word on the door when New Year, and often paste backwards, which means the good fortune has come. Sharon, do they use 福 for the dead too? I think I remember seeing 福 some mausoleums before. No, we don't use 福 for the dead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon喵喵 Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:03 AM Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 at 06:03 AM tooironic Posted 22 April 2014 - 09:11 AM Not paste backwards, they put it upside-down. Thank you for correct my sentence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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