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Asian Character Meaning

RevolutionaryRevolutionary Registered User regular
edited March 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
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Can someone please tell me what this symbol means? I found it on a tissue box.

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  • poshnialloposhniallo Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It means good luck/good fortune.

    Pronunciation depends on whether it's Chinese or Japanese.

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  • WheezerWheezer Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    That'd be fu, meaning blessing.
    You can see it on doorways around the time of the Chinese New Year, on red pieces of paper.

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  • NibbleNibble Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Sometimes in China/Chinatown you will see it hung upside down, which means "good luck has arrived."

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  • admanbadmanb unionize your workplace Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Same meaning ("good fortune") in Japanese. Pronounciation is "fuku."

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