幸
倖Meanings
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- 1.trusted
- 2.intimate
- 3.(of the emperor) to visit
- 4.variant of 幸[xìng]
- 1.surname Xing
- 1.fortunate
- 2.lucky
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Wiktionary
- 1.by fluke; lucky
- 2.fortunate; lucky
- 3.luckily; fortunately
- 4.to rejoice
- 5.to hope; to wish
- 6.to personally visit
- 7.to favour; to dote on
- 8.a surname
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Etymology
Two kinds of glyph are found in Warring States era: ;The glyph in Sanjin (三晉) A compound of 犬 at left + 羊 at right. * Dog and sheep are seen to bring luck (Zhao, 1999). * 羊 (*laŋ) is phonetic (Liu, 2022). ; The glyph in Chu (楚) A compound of upside-down 矢 at left + 犬 at right, with unknown intention (Chen, 2005). Qin-Han dynasty era inherited the Sanjin glyph with 犬 at top and 羊 at bottom (Liu, 2022). This is the source of the contemporary 幸 (Chen, 2015). Shuo Wen interpreted it as a compound of 屰 (“opposite”) + 夭 (“death”) – lucky to be alive; fortunate.
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Components
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Example sentences
我嫉妒你的幸運。
I envy you your luck.
你很幸運找到了它。
It was lucky for you that you found it.
我今天看來很幸運。
I seem to be unlucky today.
你真的很幸運，不是嗎？
You really are lucky, aren't you?
我很幸運有健康的身體。
I'm blessed with good health.
你很幸運能有這麼好的工作。
You're lucky to have such a good job.
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