The “Fu” Character in Spring Festival春节里的“福”字

李蓓

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese. Before the New Year comes， people clean their homes. Then people begin to decorate（装饰） their rooms.

The Chinese character（字） “Fu” is a must（必需品） in decoration. It means blessing（祝福） or happiness. The diamond（菱形的） red paper with the character “Fu” can be posted（張贴） upright（正立地） or upside down（倒立地）. In Chinese， the sound of “reversed（倒置的） Fu” has the same sound as “Happiness comes”.

Lets Try！ 小试牛刀！

1. How is your homes “Fu” posted？

A. Upright      B. Upside down

2. Do you know which means “reversed Fu” in Chinese？

A. 福到了    B. 福倒了

3. Do you know which means “happiness comes” in Chinese？

A. 福到了      B. 福倒了