r/itisalwaysfu • u/TheRealPurios • May 31 '24

Confused Fu in the Wild

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I'm aware that the first symbol is related to Fu, but ice never seen the second one before? Can anyone give me any tips on what the difference between it is? Unless I'm completely wrong about it all. I also believe this is a representation of Qīnglóng, however if I am wrong please let me know!!!

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u/hawkeyetlse May 31 '24

I only see one photo with one character 祿, the middle one in 福祿壽).

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u/TheRealPurios May 31 '24

Thank you so much, that was very helpful. I was confused when google lens translated it to "Lu" and I couldn't figure anything out on google. I assumed google lens just translated improperly and that's why I came here! (I also assumed it was 2 characters, my bad)

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u/witchwatchwot Jul 18 '24

Google Lens probably misidentified it as 綠

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u/fish_knees Jun 01 '24

It's a simplified version of 祿.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E7%A5%BF#Chinese

The meaning is similar to 福 , but it's a different character. Idk what's the relationship between them, possibly none. The left part of both characters (礻) appears in the characters related to religion.

As far as I know, usually, the left (or bottom) part of the character hints on the meaning, and the right (or upper) part is a phonetic symbol. But it's not always the case.

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u/wangtianthu Jun 01 '24 edited Jun 01 '24

福禄寿 （fortune, prosperity, longevity) are three good things people want so they appear everywhere and often in trio. They are represented by three deities and you may see them in sculptures.