倖 meaning and stroke order
Lucky, fortunate; to spoil, to dote on
How to write 倖, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 倖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- trusted
- intimate
- (of the emperor) to visit
- variant of 幸[xing4]
How 倖 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A lucky 幸 person 亻; 幸 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 倖
倖 is a person 亻 standing next to 幸 (xìng, luck), so picture a lucky person. The 幸 part also tells you the sound, xìng.
倖 is mostly a variant of 幸 and is rare in modern simplified Chinese, where 幸 is used instead. You will still see it in traditional texts, especially in words like 僥倖 (jiǎoxìng, by a fluke). Example: 他僥倖通過了考試。(Tā jiǎoxìng tōngguò le kǎoshì.) He passed the exam by sheer luck.
Common mistake: Learners often write 倖 in simplified Chinese words like 幸存 (xìngcún) or 幸福 (xìngfú), but standard simplified writing uses plain 幸 without the 亻. Also do not confuse 幸 inside it with 辛 (xīn, bitter), which has one less horizontal stroke on top.
Common words with 倖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 倖
How many strokes are in 倖?
倖 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 倖 mean?
倖 (xìng) means lucky, fortunate; to spoil, to dote on. A common word with it is 幸存 (xìngcún), meaning "to survive (a disaster)".
How do you pronounce 倖?
倖 is pronounced xìng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 倖?
The radical of 倖 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 倖 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 倖?
倖 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 幸, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 倖 and 幸?
They share the sound xìng and the basic meaning of luck, and 倖 is treated as a variant of 幸. In mainland China 幸 covers all these meanings, while 倖 appears mainly in traditional writing and in older senses like a trusted or favored person.
Does 倖 have meanings other than luck?
Yes. In classical use it can mean trusted or intimate, to dote on or favor someone, and an emperor visiting a place. These senses are mostly found in historical texts rather than everyday speech.